"Stories have a tendency to seep across the shining membrane walls separating the universes. They whisper and flutter like the feathers of birds, from island to mainland and back again. They fall into dreams like rain."

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Source : Kelly Barnhill (2012). “Iron Hearted Violet”, p.70, Hachette UK

Kelly Barnhill

#Dream Quotes #Wall Quotes #Fall Quotes

“It's not how good you are it's how good you want to be”
“It's easy to fight when everything's right And you're mad with the thrill and the glory; It's easy to cheer when victory's near, And wallow in fields that are gory. It's a different song when everything's wrong, When you're feeling infernally mortal; When it's ten against one, and hope there is none, Buck up, little soldier, and chortle!”

Source : Robert William Service, “Carry On”
“Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.”
“Getting angry doesn't solve anything.”
“A good song has to have a great melody, and the lyrics have to touch my heart. Now, if it's just a little toe-tapper, got to make me feel good somehow or another, or when I sing it I can't make you feel good.”

Source : "Larry King Live", edition.cnn.com. December 25, 2005.
“Only a crisis, actual or perceived, produces real change.”
“The self is not a thing, but a process.”

Source : Thomas Metzinger (2010). “The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self”, p.208, Basic Books
“I think the only answer is to live life to the fullest while you can and collect memories like fools collect money. Because in the end, that's all you have - happy memories.”

Source : Sarah Strohmeyer (2011). “Kindred Spirits”, p.103, Penguin

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