

“Looking at the ocean makes me miss people, and hanging out with people makes me miss the ocean.”
― Wind/Pinball: Two Novels
― Wind/Pinball: Two Novels

“But, first, remember, remember, remember the signs. Say them to yourself when you wake in the morning and when you lie down at night, and when you wake in the middle of the night. And whatever strange things may happen to you, let nothing turn your mind from following the signs.”
― The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
― The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

“And the signs which you have learned here will not look at all as you expect them to look, when you meet them there. That is why it is so important to know them by heart and pay no attention to appearances. Remember the signs and believe the signs. Nothing else matters.”
― The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
― The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

“I had come into this affair with my eyes open, knowing that one day this must end, and yet, when the sense of insecurity, the logical belief in the hopeless future descended like melancholia, I would badger her and badger her, as though I wanted to bring the future in now at the door, an unwanted and premature guest.”
― The End of the Affair
― The End of the Affair

“We are sometimes so happy, and never in our lives have we known more unhappiness. It’s as if we were working together on the same statue, cutting it out of each other’s misery. But I don’t even know the design.”
― The End of the Affair
― The End of the Affair
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