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Quote by Thomas Keneally

“It's only when you abandon your ambitions that they become possible.”

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Thomas Keneally, born on October 7, 1935, is an acclaimed Australian novelist known for his historical fiction. His works, such as 'The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith' and 'Schindler's Ark', have gained international recognition. more

“Ah, but you, Darkness, you know all this. I tell you night after night. Nothing will shock you. Maybe I go on at you in the hope that there's something beyond you. Some nights I sit here and talk and sob and stare out into the blackness thinking that if I look hard enough I'll see the light behind. But I stay out until the break of day, waiting, hoping, and there's only sunrise again.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Looks Art Hard Enough Light Night Waiting Behinds Break Darkness Goes On Staring Shock Sunrise Blackness

Book:In the Winter Dark

Source: In the Winter Dark

“The night is full of stories. They float up like miasmas, as though the dead leave their dreams in the earth where you bury them, only to have them rise to meet you in sleep. Mostly the scenes are familiar, but sometimes everything is strange, the people unknown.”

People Art Sometimes Stories Dream Earth Night Sleep Strange Scene Familiar Floats

Book:In the Winter Dark

Source: In the Winter Dark

“It's terrifying to think you can remember things you shouldn't possibly be able to. It's like that childhood fear of having your soul slip from your body in your sleep. The darkness, those black sheets of glass sliding over you, upping the pressure, pushing you through the time and space and story.”

Thinking Art Soul Stories Body Able Remember Black Sleep Space Darkness Childhood Pressure Glasses Your Body Your Soul Pushing Over You Slips Sheets Time And Space

Book:In the Winter Dark

Source: In the Winter Dark

“I just sit here and tell the story as though I can't help it. There's always something in the day that reminds me, that sets me off all hot and guilty and scared and rambling and wistful, like I am now.”

Art I Can Helping Stories Hot Scared Guilty Rambling

Book:In the Winter Dark

Source: In the Winter Dark

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