Insel Quotes

“If this is madness,” I said to myself, breathing his atmosphere exquisite almost to sanctification, “madness is something very beautiful.”
― Mina Loy, Insel

“I once heard somebody express surprise that instead of following it onward one should not take a cut across Time to secure a moment which, stretching out in line with oneself, would last indefinitely.”
― Mina Loy, Insel

“My friend, we are not dressed for going into town," I insisted, heading him off in another direction.

"Why?" asked Insel in bewildered politeness. "You look as lovely as you always do.”
― Mina Loy, Insel

“Whenever I let him in he would halt on the threshold drawing the whole of his luminous life up into his smile.”
― Mina Loy, Insel