‘Lisa, he remembered now, had always been afraid of happiness, had always envisaged jealous gods waiting to snatch it away.’
Little Boy Lost- Marghanita Laski
‘Lisa, he remembered now, had always been afraid of happiness, had always envisaged jealous gods waiting to snatch it away.’
Little Boy Lost- Marghanita Laski
‘The past is irretrievable,’ he said. ‘You cannot live there.’
‘Opportunity knocks but it doesn’t pester.’
‘You kiss a lot of frogs as a science fiction fan.’
‘The best way to preserve this mood is not to think more than a couple of days ahead.’
From Heaven Lake – Travels through Sinkiang and Tibet – Vikram Seth
‘The business between a mother and daughter is never finished.’
‘He was nothing at all when people tried to tell him what he was.’
‘We lived as usual by ignoring. Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance. You have to work at it.’
‘I kept writing, even when I didn’t want to, because I know writing is one of the few ways you can pull yourself out of whatever time you’re in.’
‘We’re all living in the aftermath of a cheese supper.’