"Each day had a tranquility a timelessness about it so that you wished it would never end. But then the dark skin of the night would peel off and there would be a fresh day waiting for us glossy and colorful as a child's transfer and with the same tinge of unreality."

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Source : Gerald Durrell, Lee Durrell (1996). “The best of Gerald Durrell”, Harpercollins

Gerald Durrell

#Children Quotes #Dark Quotes #Night Quotes

“When I think about fashion I think women will never lose that appetite for fashion.”
“Carvin Jones is one of the brightest young stars on the blues scene today”
“To my friends, Iâ€™m kind of sexually gay but ethnically straight,”
“The muse on my shoulder is very sensitive and does not abide claptrap of any kind... Only when I am totally immersed... absorbed in work... does she allow something magical to happen and I become aware of a faint heartbeat and gentle breath emanating from my brush.”
“My parents really raised me with the value that it's important to give back, and I've always gravitated towards non-profits and charities that work with children.”

Source : Source: www.marieclaire.com
“When you're telling a story, you've got to give details.”
“I never had any plans to become a producer when I was a kid. I wanted to be a DJ, like most other kids at the time. Then my mum bought me a Casio keyboard and I started to sample sounds that I liked.”

Source : "Soundtrack of my life: Timbaland" by Will Hodgkinson, www.theguardian.com. July 14, 2007.
“What is wrong with you â€ he whispered â€œthat you care so much about me â€ Blayâ€™s sad smile added about a million years to his age lining his face with the kind of knowledge that came only after life kicked you in the nuts a number of times. â€œWhat is wrong with you that you canâ€™t see why I would”

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