Ray

“All she knows is that someone fell, and that everything beautiful began after.”
― Simon Van Booy, Everything Beautiful Began After

“Like some overcrowded party, no-one had noticed her arrival, and no-one would notice if she left.”
― David Nicholls, One Day

“We can all begin freely—a slight preference is natural enough; but there are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement. In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better shew more affection than she feels.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“If the world were flat,
like a flying carpet,
our sorrow would have a beginning and an end.

If the world were square,
we'd lie low in a corner
whenever the war plays hide and seek.

If the world were round,
our dreams would take turns on the Ferris wheel, and we'd all be equal.”
― Dunya Mikhail, The Iraqi Nights