“The castle-building habit, the day-dreaming habit - how it grows! what a luxury it becomes; how we fly to its enchantments at every idle moment, how we revel in them, steep our souls in them, intoxicate ourselves with their beguiling fantasies - oh, yes, and how soon and how easily our dream-life and our material life become so intermingled and so fused together that we can't quite tell which is which, anymore.” SoulMomentsDreamTogetherGrowsFantasyBuildingMaterialsHabitLuxuryIdleOur DreamsCastlesEnchantmentSteep Book:Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)
“No, no, I'm sure, My restless spirit never could endure To brood so long upon one luxury, Unless it did, though fearfully, espy A hope beyond the shadow of a dream.” LongDreamSpiritShadowEndureLuxuryImmortalityRestlessRestless Spirit Book:Endymion: A Poetic Romance Source: Endymion: A Poetic Romance
“Everybody feels he has a right to a life of luxury - or at least comfort - so there's a lot of frustration and resentment when the dream craps out.” FeelsDreamComfortLuxuryFrustrationResentmentCrap Book:Timescape Source: Timescape