"[L]et my reader who is puzzled by my awkward explanations close his eyes for no more than two minutes, and see if he does not find himself suddenly not a compact human being at all, but only a consciousness on a sea of sound and touch . . ."

-- Shirley Jackson

#Eye Quotes #Sea Quotes #Two Quotes

“A divine falsehood is more powerful than any human truth.”
“The HeartBreak Kid Lays Down For absolutely... NOBODY!!!”
“A grapefruit is just a lemon that saw an opportunity and took advantage of it.”
“I was happy in the dream; but when I woke up it was with a feeling that I was falling apart, that I was cracking up from the inside and slowly falling to pieces. My heart was jumping and grating like a cold engine that doesn't want to start. My skin was crawling, and I couldn't manage a single clear thought. It was as if all my thoughts were crushed to bits just as they began to take shape. I didn't get much done that day.”
“Leaves are verbs that conjugate the seasons.”

Source : Gretel Ehrlich (1986). “The Solace of Open Spaces”, Penguin Group USA
“We all bullet point our triumphs, but I am who I am because of everything you don't see on my CV. The stuff that doesn't work out teaches you how to trust your instincts and adapt.”
“Lean back into the arms of grace.”
“It is impossible to think about the welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved. It is impossible for a bird to fly on only one wing.”

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