“Literature is the collective memory bank of a people’s experience in history.”
“Reading is everything. Reading makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something, learned something, become a better person. Reading makes me s...”
“The fundamental difference between the 19th century romantic novels and the contemporary romances that borrow heavily from them is in the se...”
- Me:Why is this book over
- Me:Why couldn't it be longer
- Me:What am I supposed to read now
- *glances at pile of unread books*
- Me:Don't look at me like that
“Listen — I want to run all my life, screaming at the top of my lungs. Let all of life be an unfettered howl. Like the crowd greeting t...”
“I like you; your eyes are full of language.”
“'You don't actually get over things… you incorporate them. They become part of everything you are. I don't mean that you walk about cr...”
“There is no God, no universe, no human race, no earthly life, no heaven, no hell. It is all a dream—a grotesque and foolish dream. Not...”
“Only (softly, fiercely) the stars shining. Here, in the room, the bedroom. Saying I was brave, I resisted, I set myself on fire.”
“A region of chaos and moonlight. She liked it there.”