"There is no fulfillment that is not made sweeter for the prolonging of desire"

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Source : Jacqueline Carey (2002). “Kushiel's Dart”, p.91, Macmillan

Jacqueline Carey

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“The incredible thing happens at the beginning of the story always, you notice, not the end. A Sherlock Holmes story is never a trick story.”
“Bear hunting? Come on up and we'll fix you up, you betcha. Just be sure you bring some hunting buddies with you, preferably fat ones who can't run as fast as you.”

Source : Source: bleacherreport.com
“For there are two kinds of forgiveness in the world: the one you practice because everything really is all right, and what went before is mended. The other kind of forgiveness you practice because someone needs desperately to be forgiven, or because you need just as badly to forgive them, for a heart can grab hold of old wounds and go sour as milk over them.”

Source : Catherynne M. Valente (2014). “The Fairyland Series”, p.517, Macmillan
“Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.”
“Discomfort is a pain. Boredom is a pain. A perfect piece of music can reduce us to tears. Every one of these pains is essential to the growth of the soul. Pain is part of the beauty of life. It enriches us.”

Source : Ruben Papian (2013). “How to Wish”, p.10
“It amazes me how well the majority of jump jockeys ride in a race until they've landed over the last, then how badly most of them ride a finish. Apart from a half-dozen, they look like coster boys sitting on top of donkeys' behinds, bashing about with shillelaghs.”
“Death, when it's right there it doesn't seem too huge and terrible to let into your mind.”

Source : Rosie Thomas (2016). “Iris and Ruby: A Novel”, p.114, The Overlook Press
“People say time heals all wounds. Let me tell you, time heals nothing. You can do the wrong thing for 10 years and it doesn't equal the right thing for one day.”

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