“He tried to name which of the deadly seven might apply, and when he failed he decided to append an eighth, regret.”
― Cold Mountain
― Cold Mountain
“But this I know; the writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master--something that at times strangely wills and works for itself. He may lay down rules and devise principles, and to rules and principles it will perhaps for years lie in subjection; and then, haply without any warning of revolt, there comes a time when it will no longer consent.”
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“I read in a book once that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I've never been able to believe it. I don't believe a rose WOULD be as nice if it was called a thistle or a skunk cabbage.”
― Anne of Green Gables
― Anne of Green Gables
“There is a beauty in the world, though it's harsher than we expect it to be.”
― The Hours
― The Hours
“Verbs. All of them tiring.”
― Cold Mountain
― Cold Mountain
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