“I was a romantic and sentimental creature, with a tendency towards solitude.”
― The House of the Spirits
― The House of the Spirits
“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
“But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.”
― Circe
― Circe
“Segui il tuo corso et lascia dir les genti
(Follow your road and let the people say)”
― The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
(Follow your road and let the people say)”
― The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
“To the people who look at the stars and wish, Rhys."
Rhys clinked his glass against mine. “To the stars who listen— and the dreams that are answered.”
― A Court of Mist and Fury
Rhys clinked his glass against mine. “To the stars who listen— and the dreams that are answered.”
― A Court of Mist and Fury
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