John Beynon

“And you know, there's less charm in life when you think about death--but it's more peaceful.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

“Only the very greatest art invigorates without consoling.”
― Iris Murdoch

“The officious swagger in her gait might have been some flavor of self-possession or the cool skedaddle of a shoplifter making for the door. In either case, the streamer of toilet paper that trailed from the waistband of her tiny skirt like the banner of an advertising airplane pretty much spoiled the effect.”
― Michael Chabon, Telegraph Avenue

“Twilight, even remembered twilight, is better than no light at all.”
― China Miéville