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“What wouldn't I give now for a never-changing map of the ever-constant ineffable? To possess, as it were, an atlas of clouds.”

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David Mitchell

David Mitchell is a British novelist known for his unique narrative techniques and profound humanistic concerns. His works often blend humor, satire, and philosophical thinking, winning him a wide audience. more

“The hunt isn't sustaining me. It's flowing blood that I really crave. The sweet taste of red succulent liquid mixing with the salt of my beloved as it drips and dances on his flesh. To know that someone will ache for me as much as I hunger for him and eternally satiate each other. I want someone to satisfy my hunger forever.”

Knows Want Forever Blood Sweet Taste Red Hunger Flesh Beloved Salt Ache Hunts Crave Liquid Mixing Sustaining Succulents

Author:Ellen Schreiber

“Whether I like it or not, most of my images of what various historical periods feel, smell, or sound like were acquired well before I set foot in any history class. They came from Margaret Mitchell, from Anya Seton, from M.M. Kaye, and a host of other authors, in their crackly plastic library bindings. Whether historians acknowledge it or not, scholarly history’s illegitimate cousin, the historical novel, plays a profound role in shaping widely held conceptions of historical realities.”

“As far as I was concerned men were something you had around the place, not particularly interesting, but quite harmless. I had never shown the slightest feeling for them, and apart from my never wearing a skirt, saw nothing else in common between us.”

Men Feelings Interesting Common Saws Concerned Skirts

Book:Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Source: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

“There is no good reason. Don't waste your life waiting for good reasons...You'll wait and wait.”

Reason Waiting Waste

Author:Susan Minot

“If you're lucky enough to fall in love, that's one thing. Otherwise all that was ever truly beautiful to me was boyhood. It's the meal we sup on for the rest of our lives. Love puts the icing on life. But if you don't find it...you must call on your childhood memories over and over till you do.”

Ifs Enough Beautiful Fall Memories Our Lives One Thing Childhood Lucky Falling In Love Meals Love Life Childhood Memories Boyhood Icing

Book:Trinity

Source: Trinity

“I wake up thinking: What am I reading? What will I read next? I'm terrified that I'll run out, that I will read through all I want to, and be forced to learn wildflowers at last, to keep awake.”

Thinking Want Running Lasts Reading Next Wake Up Awake Terrified Wildflowers

Book:PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK

Source: PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK

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