“Outside, there was that predawn kind of clarity, where the momentum of living has not quite captured the day. The air was not filled with conversation or thought bubbles or laughter or sidelong glances. Everyone was sleeping, all of their ideas and hopes and hidden agendas entangled in the dream world, leaving this world clear and crisp and cold as a bottle of milk in the fridge.” WorldKindIdeasDreamSleepMorningClearAirThis WorldColdQuietConversationLaughterFilledLeavingClarityAgendasBottlesMilkBubblesGlancesMomentumCapturedCrispsFridgesDream WorldFunny Good Morning Book:The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet: A Novel Source: The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet: A Novel
“Do you ever get the feeling like you already know the entire contents of the universe somewhere inside of your head, as if you were born with a complete map of this world already grafted onto the folds of your cerebellum and you are just spending your entire life figuring out how to access this map?” IfsKnowsWorldFeelingsUniverseBornThis WorldLike YouSpendingAccessMapsFolds Book:The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet: A Novel Source: The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet: A Novel
“How many snapshots in the world were actually just-after shots, the moment that elicited the shooter to press the button never captured; instead, the detritus just following, the laughter, the reaction, the ripples.” WorldMomentsLaughterShotsPressesFollowingReactionsButtonsCapturedRippleSnapshotsShooter Book:The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet: A Novel Source: The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet: A Novel