Maybe i'm just one of those people so accustomed to being miserable that they use the material of any situation to fuel their misery. (Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban)

“I didn’t say I liked it, Harry. I said it fascinated me. There is a great difference.” ~ Oscar Wilde, Dorian Gray

Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love. - Hamlet

Lines from Peter Hoeg's The Quite Girl

...s important. That a person becomes what they most want to be." ----- When people make promises it's always with only a percentage of themselves. He had heard it many times. Weddings, confirmations, sworn blood brotherhoods. There is never more than 10 percent of the total persona behind the golden promises, because that is as much of ourselves as we control. x-posted to literaryquotes

My current favorite quote. hahahaha

... violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget." The God of Small Things - Arundhari Roy From literaryquotes  

Countdown

... were mostly held at Gatot Subroto Road, and I was discouraged because 1) I'm not familiar with Jakarta and direction-blind besides 2) it was a season of floods. Writing quote from Umberto Eco, via literaryquotes . "All the stories I would like to write persecute me. When I am in my chamber, it seems as if they are all around me, like little devils, and while one tugs at my ear, another ...

Heart, with Vegetable Medley and Apple Brown Betty

The following quote from House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski was posted to literaryquotes and I like it so much I'm sharing it here: Quick note here: if this crush-slash-swooning stuff is hard for you to stomach; if you've never had a similar experience, then you should come to grips with the fact that you've got a TV dinner for a heart and might want to consider climbing inside a ...

making destiny

...Sun a couple of years back, and felt it demanded wider distribution: He rises, they move out, before ever the sun strikes the Stone. Some horsed, mostly on foot, a wide array of weapons and experience. You could call them a rabble if you wanted. But it is a rabble with a king in front of it, and a knowledge that their world may turn on today's unfolding. -- Crossposted to literaryquotes

Seen in literaryquotes . It's so beautiful.

A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving

.... "JUST THINK OF THIS AS MY LITTLE GIFT TO YOU," said Owen Meany. This part gave me the SHIVERS, Owen might say. Recs Please I'm looking for book recommendations to finish up my 50 Books for 2008, and so I turn to you, literaryquotes , for the good stuff. I'd love to know your favorite anythings and everythings, including authors, short stories, poetry, series, and nonfiction.