“ If Wells recognized any merit in [Henry] James, it was his undeniable talent for using very long sentences in order to say nothing at all. p. 516 Felix J. Palma
“ ...there are so many books left to read. For that reason alone it is worth going on living. Books make me happy, the help me escape from reality. Felix J. Palma
“ When he saw the lovers in the midst of the encircling crowd, Wells smiled once more, hoping that what he had thought moments before when he saw the smile appear on the girl's lips was true; that the l… Felix J. Palma
“ ...that the love between Murray and Emma was permanent and changing; that in each universe, each reality, each and every world where their eyes met, they could not help but fall in love. Felix J. Palma
“ For the very first time Andrew realized that life, real life, had no connection with the way people spent their days, whose lips they kissed, what medals were pinned on them, or the shoes they mended.… Felix J. Palma
“ For if you succeed in making this girl laugh, if you make her laughter ring in the air like a fountain of silver coins cascading to the floor, you will win her heart forever. Felix J. Palma
“ Before cruelly vilifying them from a great height, the mudslingers at newspapers and journals should bear in mind that all artistic endeavors were by and large a mixture of effort and imagination, the… Felix J. Palma
“ I am an artist. And An artist is simply a man who is pulled along by a river: on one side sanity lies, and the other madness, yet he will find no peace on either, as the current of his art drags him a… Felix J. Palma
“ But first you have to fight, to try other ways. If your life displeases you, my lad, try to change it. Don't give in to defeat so easily. Death is the only sure defeat. It is the end of everything. Felix J. Palma
“ ...but there are stories that cannot begin at their beginning, and perhaps this is one of them. Felix J. Palma
“ And so everything depends on you, Bertie. Bishop or rook. Your life or mine. Do what you believe you have to do. Felix J. Palma
“ Perhaps you would have preferred it if I had not written you any letter. Perhaps you would have liked it better if I had let you meet your fate unprepared. After all, what awaits you is not all that b… Felix J. Palma
“ Writers perform an extremely important role: they make others dream, those who are unable to dream for themselves. And everyone needs to dream. Could there be any more important job in life than that? Felix J. Palma
“ Merrick belonged to that class of reader who was able to forget with amazing ease the hand moving the characters behind the scenes of the novel. Felix J. Palma
“ And hearing her breathe softly by his side, Wells understood that, as so often happened, his wife knew what he wanted so much better than he did, and that if only he had asked her, he could have saved… Felix J. Palma
“ Man needed to dream. Yes, he needed to believe in illusions, to aspire to something more than the miserable, hostile life that suffocated him. Felix J. Palma
