I bundled in my own blanket and reflected on the strange and somewhat unexpected friendship that was slowly developing between Davin and myself. It was clear to me that he needed a friend, but for reasons unknown to me, thought that it was better for him to be alone.
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COETZEE I am not the we of anyone J.M. COETZEE Truth is not spoken in anger. Truth is spoken, if it ever comes to be spoken, in love. The gaze of l... J.M. COETZEE It may have been quixotic, but it was magnificent. J.M. BARRIE He was never more sinister than when he was most polite... J.M. BARRIE For long the two enemies looked at one another, Hook shuddering slightly, and Peter with the strange... J.M. BARRIE She was a lovely lady, with a romantic mind and such a sweet mocking mouth. Her romantic mind was li... J.M. BARRIE If you shut your eyes and are a lucky one, you may see at times a shapeless pool of lovely pale colo... J.M. BARRIE There could not have been a lovelier sight; but there was none to see it except a little boy who was... J.M. BARRIE The distinctive crimes of this generation are crimes of subtlety and finesse. —ALEXANDER S. ... J.M. CARLISLE Lewis exasperated her, always talking about life before the Plague and how it would be if everything... J.M. SULLIVAN With the buck before me suspended in immobility, there seems to be time for all things, time even to... J.M. COETZEE The only ghosts, I believe, who creep into this world, are dead young mothers, returned to see... J.M. BARRIE Oh, you mysterious girls, when you are fifty-two we shall find you out; you must come into the open ... J.M. BARRIE Surely a spirited old lady may be the prettiest sight in the world. J.M. BARRIE It is idle to attempt to overtake a pretty young woman carrying pork chops. I was now determined to ... J.M. BARRIE When you were a bird you knew the fairies pretty well, and you remember a good deal about them in yo... J.M. BARRIE Life and death, the child and the mother, are ever meeting as the one draws into harbour and the oth... J.M. BARRIE It is glorious fun racing down the Hump, but you can't do it on windy days because then you are not ... J.M. BARRIE Oh, you mysterious girls, when you are fifty-two we shall find you out; you must come into the open ... J.M. BARRIE This meal happened to be a make-believe tea, and they sat 'round the board guzzling in their greed; ... J.M. BARRIE Den Staat kümmert nicht, ob der Bürger lebt oder stirbt. Wichtig für den Staat und sein Archiv is... J.M. COETZEE Wie es im Zeitalter der Könige naiv gewesen wäre zu glauben, dass der erstgeborene Königssohn der... J.M. COETZEE she’d rather sacrifice herself than him suffer a single moment because of her existence. J.M. DARHOWER You fix what's broken, not what's lost. He's gone. You can't fix that. You can't bring him back. But... J.M. DARHOWER The sun is setting, the sky is a tumult of oranges, reds and violets. J.M. COETZEE I truly believe I am not afraid of death. What I shrink from, I believe, is the shame of dying as st... J.M. COETZEE Do not think to swim below. The ocean is already pushing into ears, sinuses, temples, the softness o... J.M. LEDGARD From one seed a whole handful: that was what it meant to say the bounty of the earth . J.M. COETZEE The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another. J.M. BARRIE When you're mortal, life is nothing more than a drawn-out game of Russian Roulette. Every moment is ... J.M. DARHOWER He turned to leave when arms suddenly wrapped around him from behind, stalling him. Sighing, he clos... J.M. DARHOWER He once envied the humans because they were given the Earth, but looking at her, he wondered if mayb... J.M. DARHOWER Always try to be a little kinder than is necessary. J.M. BARRIE Of course Neverland had been make-believe in those days; but it was real now, and there were no nigh... J.M. BARRIE You are too late," he cried proudly, "I have shot the Wendy. Peter will be so pleased with me." J.M. BARRIE We too have been there; we can still hear the sound of the surf, though we shall land no more. J.M. BARRIE Again came that ringing crow, and Peter dropped in front of them. "Greeting, boys," he cried, and me... J.M. BARRIE See," he said, "the arrow struck against this. It is the kiss I gave her. It has saved her life. J.M. BARRIE he decided to appeal to the fairies for enlightenment. They are reputed to know a good deal. J.M. BARRIE Thus, when you cry out, 'Greedy! Greedy!' to the bird that flies away with the big crust, you k... J.M. BARRIE All children, except one, grow up J.M. BARRIE For otherwise he would have lost faith in his power to fly, and the moment you doubt whether yo... J.M. BARRIE No fue el dolor, sino lo injusto del asunto, lo que atontó a Peter. Lo dejó impotent... J.M. BARRIE Ghosts were created when the first man woke in the night J.M. BARRIE The problem in this world is that we have poetry but insist on living in prose. J.M. CAMPOS I don’t want to go home yet.” He twisted at the waist and patted the seat behind him. “Take a ... J.M. STEWART The reason is that as far as I am concerned, what happened to me is a purely private matter. In anot... J.M. COETZEE Adam delayed only a second longer before traversing into the uncertain future, crossing the hidden d... J.M. NORTHUP He would not mind hearing Petrus's story one day. But preferably not reduced to English. More and mo... J.M. COETZEE Poetry speaks to you either at first sight or not at all. A flash of revelation and a flash of respo... J.M. COETZEE I'm sorry, my child, I just find it hard to whip up an interest in the subject. It's admirable, what... J.M. COETZEE People who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves. J.M. BARRIE Dia wrinkled her nose. “Gross. You need a decent girl, one that can straighten you out.” �... J.M. DARHOWER All you need is Faith, Trust and a little Pixie Dust J.M. BARRIE Die Herren der Information haben die Poesie aus dem Auge verloren, wo Worte eine Bedeutung haben kö... J.M. COETZEE Nearly 100 years ago, when Planned Parenthood was founded, birth control was illegal. CECILE RICHARDS There are a lot of countries, oil-producing countries, that aren't very democratic, but supporte... SAM RICHARDS