A Letter to the Luminous Deep Quotes

“I have taken a break from reading, however, as it sent me into an existential crisis as usual – there are so many books and so many ideas in the world, and how can I hope to understand, learn, or discover even a fraction of these wonders in my short life?”
― Sylvie Cathrall, A Letter to the Luminous Deep

“E., I cannot stop thinking about our time together. As someone who has spent much of his social life getting acquainted with books and specimens, I am often flummoxed by the notion of speaking with a stranger.
Fortunately, you felt nothing like someone I was meeting for the first time.”
― Sylvie Cathrall, A Letter to the Luminous Deep

“I find myself increasingly dazzled and flustered by your presence, and I wondered if perhaps we might both benefit from a reading of this volume as a diversion?”
― Sylvie Cathrall, A Letter to the Luminous Deep

“My dear E.,

I have thought of nothing else but you and your letter over the past day or so, and I do not intend to start thinking of anything else anytime soon.”
― Sylvie Cathrall, A Letter to the Luminous Deep

“Fortunately, the loss of her first vase tormented Avanne less than the loss of her first relationship.”
― Sylvie Cathrall, A Letter to the Luminous Deep

“is more of a social gathering space than a room in which one accesses restricted books. There is only one small viewing table around which everyone must crowd, and you are forced to converse with your fellow readers the entire time. Even though you are supposed to be reading. Alas.)”
― Sylvie Cathrall, A Letter to the Luminous Deep