Storm Constantine quotes
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“I'm inspired by dreams and shadows, obsession and desire. By nature, I'm a dream collector and never stop working. I question people about their weirdest dreams and the strangest, most inexplicable experiences they've had. All this information whirls around in my mind, and new dreams emerge that form the seeds of stories and novels.”
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“I have been writing now for over a week. I find it cleansing, refreshing; it is good for me.†(p.531)”
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“If life is a battle, then my inner scars are medals for valor, for swiftness, for courage, for passion. Evil is the dark-haired brother of Good; they walk hand in hand—always.”
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“Being a child is such a shining gift, yet we don't know how precious it is until it's worn out and gone away.”
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“There is a point when facing the unknown stops being a longed-for adventure and becomes a terrifying reality.”
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“The Gelaming regarded themselves as a force for good, and in many ways they were, but they were also inexorable and their compassion could often feel like oppression.”
-- Storm ConstantineSource : Storm Constantine (2004). “The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure: The First Book of the Wraeththu Histories”, p.454, Macmillan
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“We had given it a name, a substance, and somehow, in doing that, we had condemned ourselves.”
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“No one, not even lovers, are truly psychic, and everyone flounders around each other, misunderstanding, misinterpreting, sending out confusing signals.”
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“Be fanatics. When it comes to being and doing and dreaming the best, be maniacs.”
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“The mortal sickness of a mind too unhappy to be kind.”
Source : A. E. Housman (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of A. E. Housman (Illustrated)”, p.64, Delphi Classics
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