“ All the birds who were never born, all the songs that were never sung and so can only exist in the imagination.And this one is Teddy's. Kate Atkinson
“ The morning weighs on my shoulders with the dreadful weight of hope and I take the blue envelope which Jacques has sent me and tear it slowly into many pieces, watching them dance in the wind, watchin… James Baldwin
“ They watch on, evil, incredibly stupid, enjoying my destruction.'Poor Grendel's had an accident,' I whisper. 'So may you all. John Champlin Gardner
“ God, there must be a meaning. Fiercely he was certain that there must be a meaning.Surely, while we live we are not lost. John Hepworth
“ God, there must be a meaning. Fiercely he was certain that there must be a meaning.Surely, while we live we are not lost.Oh Janos, Janos my brother!Surely we are not lost--while we live. John Hepworth
“ This is it. This is how I always saw heaven, always by the sea, always by night, always in the dark. Hannah Lillith Assadi
“ And then I went back into my room, locked into a sequence as perfect as a pattern, and I sat down on my great rock throne, invisible to the outside world but palpable beneath me, and from how my face… John Darnielle
“ I hope when this is done I'll be able to get back into my happy gardening vibe that was so healthy for me. I want to go back to my routine and my morning ritual with the compost, but it will probably… Olivia Sudjic
“ Standing there small among the boxes of Kandy Kakes that rose like brownish cartoon cliffs around him, he resembled the videos I'd seen of sea lions floating angelically among the kelp, black bodies f… Alexandra Kleeman
“ It's a good story,' he said. He even grinned at me. 'I'll tell you.''Please,' I said.And then he did. Hanya Yanagihara
“ Well-known, alas, is the case of the poor German who was very fond of three and who made each aspect of his life a thing of triads. He went home one evening and drank three cups of tea with three lump… Flann O'Brien
“ Polaris often remarks to Sol that Sirius loses his temper much less often these days. But the one sure way to send him into a flaming rage is to suggest that he finds a new Companion. Sirius will not… Diana Wynne Jones
“ And as Sean climbs into bed and closes his eyes, Mother comes, riding astride a lion the size of a house, blowing a clarion from a horn made out of a hollowed-out elephant's tusk. Her eyes have a fain… Dexter Palmer
