People and their dwellings were such a thin dust on the surface of the globe, like invisible specks of bacteria on an orange, and the feeble lights of kebab shops and supermarkets failed utterly to register on the infinities of space above.

Michel Faber
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More Quotes By Michel Faber
  1. He died that day because his body had served its purpose. His soul had done what it came to do, learned what it came to learn, and then was free to leave.

  2. Such a simple concept, yet so true: that which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.

  3. To separate oneself from the burden, the angst, the anguish that we all encounter everyday. To say I am alive, I am wonderful, I am. I am. That is something to aspire to.

  4. [T]he race is long - to finish first, first you must finish.

  5. Somewhere, the zebra is dancing.

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