Home / Quotes / Quote by Garth Nix

Quote by Garth Nix

“The visions are fragmented and a dark cloud spreads like spilt ink across the pages of possible futures.”

Quote by Garth Nix

Author

Garth Nix is an Australian author renowned for his fantasy novels. Born in July 1963, he has been active in the literary world since the 1980s. Nix's works are celebrated for their rich imagination, complex narrative structures, and profound themes. more

You May Also Like

“But think of how much worse it would be to sit here, not knowing. Until the Dead choke the Ratterlin and Hedge walks across the dry bed of the river to batter down the door.”

Thinking Would Be Fear Walks Knowing Doors Bed Rivers Dry Not Knowing Choke

Book:Lirael

Source: Lirael

“Even now, she wished she could write a note, push it across the table, and go away to her room. But she was no longer a Second Assistant Librarian of the Great Library of the Clayr. Those days were gone, vanished with everything else that had defined her previous existence and identity.”

Writing Rooms Existence Gone Identity Tables Notes Library Defined Going Away Librarian Assistants

Book:Lirael

Source: Lirael

“Whatever does not pretend at all has style enough.”

Doe Enough Style Personality

Book:The Magnificent Ambersons

Source: The Magnificent Ambersons

“There is no reason why you should be bored when you can be otherwise. But if you find yourself sitting in the hedgerow with nothing but weeds, there is no reason for shutting your eyes and seeing nothing, instead of finding what beauty you may in the weeds. To put it cynically, life is too short to waste it in drawing blanks. Therefore, it is up to you to find as many pictures to put on your blank pages as possible.”

Source: Etiquette: In Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home

“I'm the idea of the human imagination, which, when you think about it, is the only thing we can really be certain ISN'T imaginary.”

Thinking Humans Ideas Certain Imagination Imaginary Human Imagination

Author:Alan Moore

“Our consciousness, a startling outgrowth of the universe, is possibly its most important part, the fraction of existence that can think, feel, marvel at itself.”

Thinking Feels Important Universe Existence Consciousness Fractions

Author:Alan Moore

“Consciousness, unprovable by scientific standards, is forever, then, the impossible phantom in the predictable biologic machine, and your every thought a genuine supernatural event. Your every thought is a ghost, dancing.”

Consciousness Forever Impossible Events Standards Conscious Machines Dancing Genuine Ghost Predictable Phantoms

Author:Alan Moore

“The only reality we can ever truly know is that of our perceptions, our own consciousness, while that consciousness, and thus our entire reality, is made of nothing but signs and symbols. Nothing but language. Even God requires language before conceiving the Universe. See Genesis: “In the beginning was the Word.”

Knows Made Reality Universe Language Consciousness Perception Symbols Genesis Conceiving Signs And Symbols

Author:Alan Moore

“Learning to endure times of disappointment, suffering, and sorrow is part of our on-the-job training. These experiences, while often difficult to bear at the time, are precisely the kinds of experiences that stretch our understanding, build our character, and increase our compassion for others.”

Kind Character Jobs Suffering Difficult Understanding Compassion Bears Sorrow Training Increase Adversity Endure Disappointment Compassion For Others Job Training

Author:Joseph B. Wirthlin

“People simply feel better about themselves when they’re good at something.”

People Feels Happiness Self Esteem Excellence Feel Better Pursuit Of Happiness

Book:The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey

Source: The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey