The Diamond Lens Quotes

“I held conversations with nature in a tongue which they could not understand.”
― Fitz-James O'Brien, The Diamond Lens

“I furnished my lodgings simply, but rather elegantly, and then devoted all my energies to the adornment of the temple of my worship.”
― Fitz-James O'Brien, The Diamond Lens

“Of course, like every novice, I fancied myself a discoverer.”
― Fitz-James O'Brien, The Diamond Lens

“The dull veil of ordinary existence that hung across the world seemed suddenly to roll away, and to lay bare a land of enchantments.”
― Fitz-James O'Brien, The Diamond Lens