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"This book is fascinating, but a bit too Freud heavy. Sometimes a forest is just a forest." — Dec 05, 2009 02:07PM
"This book is fascinating, but a bit too Freud heavy. Sometimes a forest is just a forest." — Dec 05, 2009 02:07PM
“As we mine out the landfills (at least they left us a lot of plastic to reuse; that was thoughtful) and burrow into basements and archives seeking the books that our ancestors did not burn to survive winters, you feel it sometimes, rage filling you like an updraft of hot air from a fire, lifting you from the shoulders or blowing through you like a tornado—rage that we missed it, missed it all, and rage at those who got to have it in the specific way that took it from us.”
― The Annual Migration of Clouds
― The Annual Migration of Clouds
“The defining characteristic of moments, he knew, is that they pass.”
― Universal Harvester
― Universal Harvester
“Is there a mystery more charming than the calligraphy on ancient gravestones?”
― Final Cuts: New Tales of Hollywood Horror and Other Spectacles
― Final Cuts: New Tales of Hollywood Horror and Other Spectacles
“In stray moments above the surface, I'd sometimes wonder if there were people at the head of the bed, standing there silently, waiting to see if I'd respond to the presence of other people in the room. I'd say something from time to time just to check: "Hey?" or "Are you there?" This is different from calling out into a cave or well; it's a form of prayer.”
― Wolf in White Van
― Wolf in White Van
“Don't you realize what purpose monsters serve?" she asks. "Monsters always guard treasure, but it doesn't have to be literal. It can be knowledge, transcendence. In the center of the Minotaur's labyrinth lies something precious: monstrous knowledge. Each of us has a monster we must confront, a monster designed to test our personal weaknesses. And in the end, they bring about our deaths. Not literal death, but death as the conclusion of this phase and the beginning of another. Death is the harbinger of transformation, that which precedes new life.”
― The Final Girl Support Group
― The Final Girl Support Group
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