“a man who read too many books and disagreed with everybody”
― Reading in the Dark
― Reading in the Dark
“What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more?”
― On Such a Full Sea
― On Such a Full Sea
“I love to read sir. I always have. But when I walk into a library or a bookshop, I get overwhelmed. I don't know where to start.
Start anywhere.
How do I know what's worth my time and what's a waste?
None of it is waste. Any book is better than no book. Slowly, surely, one will lead you to another, which will lead you to the best.”
― Sutton
Start anywhere.
How do I know what's worth my time and what's a waste?
None of it is waste. Any book is better than no book. Slowly, surely, one will lead you to another, which will lead you to the best.”
― Sutton
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them--words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were In your head to no more than living size when they're brought out. But it's more than that, isn't it? The most important things lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried, like landmarks to a treasure your enemies would love to steal away. And you may make revelations that cost you dearly only to have people look at you in a funny way, not understanding what you've said at all, or why you thought it was so important that you almost cried while you were saying it. That's the worst, I think. When the secret stays locked within not for want of a teller but for want of an understanding ear.”
― The Body
― The Body
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