“Beyond the terrace, a light breeze stirred the reeds at the edge of the pond. Looking out at this intimate vista, one could see the reeds and a stone lantern and the brightest of the evening's stars floating on the gloaming mirror of the pond. Then the breeze came again to crack the water's surface, and the picture was flooded.” LightStarsWaterStonesMirrorsEdgesSurfaceEveningIntimateCracksFloatingBreezePondsReedsVistasLanternsTerraceGloaming Book:The Commoner Source: The Commoner
“With their tinted windows up, the cars of the rich go like dark eggs down the roads of Delhi. Every now and then an egg will crack open a woman's hand, dazzling with gold bangles, stretches out an open window, flings an empty mineral water bottle onto the road and then the window goes up, and the egg is resealed.” HandsWaterDarkRichCarWindowEmptyGoldEggsCracksBottlesNow And ThenMineralsFlingDazzlingDelhiWater BottlesBanglesMineral Water Book:The White Tiger Source: The White Tiger
“Emotion doesn't travel in a straight line. Like water, our feelings trickle down through cracks and crevices, seeking out the little pockets of neediness and neglect, the hairline fractures in our character usually hidden from public view.” LittlesCharacterFeelingsWaterLinesViewsEmotionSeekingPocketsNeglectCracksStraight LinesFractureTrickle DownNeedinessCrevice Book:I Source: I
“Give me a spirit that on this life's rough sea Loves t'have his sails filled with a lusty wind, Even till his sail-yards tremble, his masts crack, And his ship run on her side so low That she drinks water, and her keel plows air.” LifeGivingRunningSpiritSidesWaterAirSeaWindDrinkLowsGive MeFilledShipsThis LifeRoughCracksSailYardsDrink WaterMastsKeelRough Seas Book:The Conspiracy and Tragedy of Charles Duke of Byron Source: The Conspiracy and Tragedy of Charles Duke of Byron