"I catch a flash of red-gold beneath the surface of the water, and realize that there are koi in the pond, massive, serene, and I wonder: are they dreams of fish, or fish who dream?"

-- Sarah Monette

#Dream Quotes #Water Quotes #Gold Quotes

“An ineffably holy God, who has the utmost abhorrence of sin, was never invented by any of Adam's descendents.”
“I was fifteen years old, and I hardly knew how to play a simple Bach prelude on the piano when I began to compose music, and at the most advanced level. I had never studied such things as harmony.”
“I never understood why you would ever feel the need to shoot the fish in the barrel. I mean, they're in a barrel, you've already caught them. The hard work's done, they can't escape. So if you want them dead, just drain the water out. Why bring guns into it?”

Source : Craig Silvey (2010). “Jasper Jones”, p.208, Random House
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”
“The woods of Arcady are dead, And over is their antique joy; Of old the world on dreaming fed Gray Truth is now her painted toy.”
“I am sure I am one of 2,000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires.”
“I distrust any advice that contains the words 'ought' or 'should'.”
“It's important to me that people can associate being different with being beautiful.”

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