The inherent mystery itself: that elusive brightness that flows out of dreams; the brightness that, when we awaken, is already fading from our minds– I still pursued it almost every morning, in spite of my many hours of tortured sleep.
I did not dread the dark winter as people do when they have lost their youth and live alone in some great city.
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Siegfried Sassoon
They're the first crew I've ever had and most of them even call me Captain. I'm going to miss them.
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Marissa Meyer
Winter is not a season, it's an occupation.
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Sinclair Lewis
When Josey woke up and saw the feathery frost on her windowpane, she smiled. Finally, it was cold enough to wear long coats and tights. It was cold enough for scarves and shirts worn in layers, like camouflage. It was cold enough for her lucky...
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Sarah Addison Allen
Winter is nature's way of saying, "Up yours.
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Robert Byrne
More Quotes By Diane B. Saxton
… I studied the painting that hangs over the small fireplace. Immerse myself in art, I told myself. Immerse myself in the conversation of those strollers, people who seem to move about more comfortably in their early-evening twilight than I do, people of maybe sixty...
Think how wonderful it might be to no longer matter, Mrs. Peregrine. Think how wonderful it might be to no longer worry, struggle… or fail.
She enjoys a fight for survival.
At the time, however, I didn't realize the extent of my granddaughter's sensitivity - or her loneliness. I thought only of myself. Of my own sensitivity and my own loneliness.
The inherent mystery itself: that elusive brightness that flows out of dreams; the brightness that, when we awaken, is already fading from our minds– I still pursued it almost every morning, in spite of my many hours of tortured sleep.
