El Ashfield > El's Quotes

“I believe in the power of the imagination to remake the world, to release the truth within us, to hold back the night, to transcend death, to charm motorways, to ingratiate ourselves with birds, to enlist the confidences of madmen.”
― J.G. Ballard

“Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
― Roald Dahl

“Don't gobblefunk around with words.”
― Roald Dahl, The BFG

“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.”
― Anonymous

“Oh let the lemons lie there,
upended yellow boats, their empty inboards
so clean and white, let them always ferry
such distractions from ourselves.”
― Michael J. Rosen

“Would you give up the craft of your hands, and the passion of your heart, and the hunger of your mind, to buy safety?”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Farthest Shore

“Somewhere a bird sang, its chant hanging plaintive and melancholy in the still air...I think it's a sort of lark or something. Our tradition has it that they sing with the voices of lost lovers. If the stars are smiling on them, you will hear its mate call back in a moment.”
― Jane Johnson, The Tenth Gift

“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.”
― Philip K. Dick, VALIS

“When hope dies, you breathe it back to life again! No matter how long it takes, or what time's required to heal the wound. Disappointment will not last a lifetime unless you lie down and give in.”
― Janny Wurts, Initiate's Trial

“The faults we see in others never seem as dreadful as those we see in ourselves.”
― Raymond E. Feist, Magician