There was something magical about an island—the mere word suggested fantasy. You lost touch with the world—an island was a world of its own. A world, perhaps, from which you might never return.
“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
“Life, within doors, has few pleasanter prospects than a neatly-arranged and well-provisioned breakfast-table.”
― The House of the Seven Gables
― The House of the Seven Gables
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