"I have to walk dogs." "Oh," Gansey replied, sounding deflated. "Well, okay." "But it'll only take an hour." "Oh," he repeated, about fourteen shades brighter. "Shall I pick you up, then?"

-- Maggie Stiefvater

#Dog Quotes #Shade Quotes #Hours Quotes

“And Egypt ? What is Egypt strenght?her resilience ?her ability to absorb poeple and events into the pores of her being? is that true or is it just a consolation ? a shifting of responsibility? and if it is true , how much can she absorb and still remain Egypt ?”

Source : Ahdaf Soueif (2012). “The Map of Love”, p.326, Bloomsbury Publishing
“You must first realize the thing completely in your mind. Then grasp the brush, fix your attention so that you see clearly what you wish to paint; start quickly, move the brush, follow straight what you see before you, as the buzzard swoops down when the hare jumps out. If you hesitate one moment, it is gone.”

Source : "Chinese Painting: Leading Masters and Principles". Book by Osvald Sirén, Volume 2, p. 14, 1974.
“So many (too many) books are published every year, and it seems everyone is writing a book. Perhaps we should all be reading more and writing less!”
“I'm not a big wine guy. And bars, I never go to bars anymore. It's such a drag, man.”
“Nothing is more important than life. Nothing. You realise the simplicity of that point only when you confront death everyday.”
“I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things.”
“I could have grabbed his shirt collar. I could have pulled him close to me, so close he could feel my breath on his skin, and I could have said to him, "This is just a crisis. A flash! A single match struck against the implacable darkness of time! You are the one who taught me to never give up. You taught me that new possibilities emerge for those who are prepared, for those who are ready. You have to believe!”
“Earth would soon Be uninhabitable as the moon. What for that matter had it ever been? Who advised man to come and live therein?”

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