“Time is the guy at the amusement park who paints shirts with an airbrush. He sprays out the color in a fine mist until it's just lonely particles floating in the air, waiting to be plastered in place. And what comes of it all, the design on the shirt at the end of the day, usually isn't much to see. I suspect that whoever he is, wakes up in the morning and wonders what he ever saw in it.” EndsGuyWaitingWonderMorningSawsAirDesignColorFineLonelyWake UpPaintShirtsParksThe End Of The DaySuspectsFloatingT ShirtAmusementParticlesMistSprayAmusement Parks Author:Ian Caldwell
“Perfection is the natural consequence of eternity: wait long enough, and anything will realize its potential. Coal becomes diamonds, sand becomes pearls, apes become men. It's simply not given to us, in one lifetime, to see those consummations, and so every failure becomes a reminder of death.” MenLongEnoughGivenWaitingRealizingNaturalConsequencePerfectionEternityLifetimeSandDiamondCoalPearlsRemindersApesNatural Consequences Book:The rule of four Source: The rule of four
“The adventure of our first days together gradually blossomed into something else: a feeling I'd never had, which I can only compare to the sensation of returning home, of joining a balance that needs no adjusting, as if the scales of my life had been waiting for her all along.” IfsNeedsFirstsI CanFeelingsHomeTogetherWaitingAdventureBalanceScalesCompareSensationsJoiningAdjustingReturning Home Book:The rule of four Source: The rule of four