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Quote by Storm Constantine

“I have been writing now for over a week. I find it cleansing, refreshing; it is good for me.” (p.531)”

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Storm Constantine is a British author born in 1956. Known for her works in fantasy and horror, her writing has captivated readers with its supernatural elements and profound philosophical themes. Constantine's style is unique, blending literary quality with imagination, providing readers with a rich reading experience. more

“(in response to the question: what do you think of e-books and Amazon’s Kindle?) Those aren’t books. You can’t hold a computer in your hand like you can a book. A computer does not smell. There are two perfumes to a book. If a book is new, it smells great. If a book is old, it smells even better. It smells like ancient Egypt. A book has got to smell. You have to hold it in your hands and pray to it. You put it in your pocket and you walk with it. And it stays with you forever. But the computer doesn’t do that for you. I’m sorry.”

Ifs Thinking Doe Two Book Hands Walks Forever Like You Praying Computer Response Sorry Ancient Smell Pockets I'm Sorry Egypt Perfume Amazon Kindles Ancient Egypt

Author:Ray Bradbury

“Steampunk is...the love child of Hot Topic and a BBC costume drama”

Children Drama Hot Topics Costumes Children Love Steampunk Hot Topic

Author:Gail Carriger

“and then he could not see her come into a room without a sense of the flowing of robes, of the flowering of blossoms, of the purple waves of the sea, of all things that are lovely and mutable on the surface but still and passionate in their heart.”

Heart Stills Rooms Sea All Things Passionate Wave Surface Lovely Purple Robes Flowering

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Virginia Woolf (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Virginia Woolf (Illustrated)

“They who have put out the people's eyes reproach them of their blindness.”

People Eye Blindness Reproach

Book:Prose works

Source: Prose works

“Mrs. Bonneville never buckled her seat belt, even though it was required by state law; an ardent libertarian, she opposed government meddling in all matters of personal choice.”

Matter States Government Law Choices Libertarian Seats Belts Ardent Meddling Personal Choice Seat Belts

Book:Nature Girl

Source: Nature Girl

“Women are necessarily capable of almost anything in their struggle for survival and can scarcely be convicted of such man-made crimes as “cruelty.”

Men Made Struggle Crime Survival Capable Cruelty Struggle For Survival

Book:The Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Articles, Letters, Plays & Screenplays: From the author of The Great Gatsby, The Side of Paradise, Tender Is the Night, The Beautiful and Damned, The Love of the Last Tycoon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and many other notable works

Source: The Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Articles, Letters, Plays & Screenplays: From the author of The Great Gatsby, The Side of Paradise, Tender Is the Night, The Beautiful and Damned, The Love of the Last Tycoon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and many other notable works

“I could smell the curves of the river beyond the dusk and I saw the last light supine and tranquil upon tideflats like pieces of broken mirror, then beyond them lights began in the pale clear air, trembling a little like butterflies hovering a long way off.”