"Enormous morning, ponderous, meticulous; gray light streaking each bare branch, each single twig, along one side, making another tree, of glassy veins."

-- John Banville

#Morning Quotes #Light Quotes #Tree Quotes

“Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws.”
“I know the expression love bloomed is metaphorical, but in my heart in this moment, there is one badass flower, captured in time-lapse photography, going from bud to wild radiant blossom in ten seconds flat.”

Source : Jandy Nelson (2010). “The Sky Is Everywhere”, p.84, Penguin
“New Orleans - the real New Orleans - is the soul of the country.”
“All dogs can be guide dogs of a sort, leading us to places we didn't even know we needed or wanted to go.”

Source : Caroline Knapp (2010). “Pack of Two: The Intricate Bond Between People and Dogs”, p.224, Dial Press
“We know something of the history of the spread of Christianity, but much passed from recorded memory and much was transmitted by tradition whose accuracy has been repeatedly questioned.”
“Love and a cough cannot be hid.”
“This isnâ€™t happening to you, princess,â€ Sabine snapped before I could do more than shake my head. â€œThis is happening to us. While you spent the past few months prancing around in ignorant bliss, we were all being possessed, or kidnapped, or stalked by this hellion. So dry your tears and take off the tiara, because this is a call to arms, not a pity party. Youâ€™re not going to find any sympathy here.”
“I can hear you, the rest of the world can hear you and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.”

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