A Fragment of Life Quotes

“He knew then how the dull flesh of man can be like fire”
― Arthur Machen, A Fragment of Life

“But so went forth Darnell, day by day, strangely mistaking death for life, madness for sanity, and purposeless and wandering phantoms for true beings. He was sincerely of opinion that he was a City clerk, living in Shephard's Bush -- having forgotten the mysteries and the far-shining glories of the kingdom which was his by legitimate inheritance. ”
― Arthur Machen, A Fragment of Life