“They waited.
The door did not open.
The rain did not stop.
The darkness made a tent and covered them completely.”
― Not Wanted on the Voyage
The door did not open.
The rain did not stop.
The darkness made a tent and covered them completely.”
― Not Wanted on the Voyage
“I never made a mistake in my life; at least, never one that I couldn't explain away afterwards.”
― Under The Deodars
― Under The Deodars
“...with every new manoeuvre, the light was growing dimmer--fading by numbers as well as strength--and the sound could no longer be heard, but only the pulse of it--seen going out in the darkness--losing its edges--caving in at its centre--webbing, now, as if a spider was spinning against the rain--until the last few strands of brightness fell--and were extinguished--silenced and removed from life and from all that lives forever.
And the bell tolled--but the ark, as ever, was adamant. Its shape had taken on a voice. And the voice said: no.”
― Not Wanted on the Voyage
And the bell tolled--but the ark, as ever, was adamant. Its shape had taken on a voice. And the voice said: no.”
― Not Wanted on the Voyage
“The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“La plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas."
("The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist.")”
― Paris Spleen
("The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist.")”
― Paris Spleen
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