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“He was not waiting for anything (except for the hour, maybe, when he would have to wait no more).”

Book:Out of the Deep

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Out of the Deep

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Walter de La Mare

Walter de La Mare was a British poet celebrated for his works of fantasy and supernatural fiction. Born on April 25, 1873, he is renowned for his evocative poetry and his contributions to the genre of ghost stories. De La Mare's writing frequently delves into themes of the subconscious and the supernatural, solidifying his status as one of the most significant poets of the early 20th century. more

“My existence came to a halt one afternoon long ago, a day like any other, when I realized that nothing was true. Yet, my life continued when it should have ended, in a space that no longer exists, in a decade that slipped away so quickly, with a revelation that altered everything but changed nothing. I have no desire to converse; I have no words left. You want me to stay in touch, so I will wait for you at the end of every blind alley, under the solitary streetlamps of a city that will never be ours. After all, you will not come...those lives whose truths vanished into an eternal vault beyond our reach will never see the sun.”

Truth Waiting Existence Loneliness Isolation City Futility Revelation Continuation Lost Decade

Author:Rolf van der Wind

“You can get so confused that you’ll start in to race down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace and grind on for miles cross weirdish wild space, headed, I fear, toward a most useless place. The Waiting Place... ...for people just waiting. Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or the waiting around for a Yes or No or waiting for their hair to grow. Everyone is just waiting. Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for the wind to fly a kite or waiting around for Friday night or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil, or a Better Break or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants or a wig with curls, or Another Chance. Everyone is just waiting.”

Waiting

Book:Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

Source: Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

“I am a wild woman. it would take a warrior to tame my spirit.”