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“Probably nothing, but it was one of those thoughts like toothpaste: Once it’s out, you can’t squeeze it back in.”
“I have layer upon layer of thoughts in my head and the bottom one has nothing to grip on to.”
“His brain was in one of those states that are both violent and yet frighteningly calm, in which thought runs so deep it blots out reality. You no longer see the objects around you, yet you can see ...”
“Suddenly, as Avis clung to her father’s neck and ear while, with a casual arm, the man enveloped his lumpy and large offspring, I saw Lolita’s smile lose all its light and become a frozen little sh...”
“People say home is where the heart is, but I think maybe home is the heart”
“Space between thoughts is the meditative silence where greatness is created.” - Anishka - Songs of the Mist”
“Have you ever had so many thoughts churning inside that you didn’t dare let them escape, in case they blew you wide open”
“Befriend simple thoughts for tangled ones may choke you”
“Have you ever had so many thoughts churning inside that you didn't dare let them escape, in case they blew you wide open?”
“It's strange to see people you don't know well in the morning, with sleepy eyes and pillow creases in their cheeks”
“The thought is a deed. Of all deeds she fertilizes the world most.”
“I have walked myself into my best thoughts and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it.”
“Inside me are the real things that give me strength—my thoughts, the small stones of my own choosing. They tumble in my mind, some polished from frequent turning, some new and rough, some that cut.”
“We left. We did not say: Don't drive, You're drunk. We did not say: We aren't letting you in that car when you are upset. We did not say: We insist on going with you. We did not say: This can wait ...”
“I thought: We are not close enough. I though: He will not hear it. I thought: He will hear it and be out so fast that we will have no chance. I thought: Twenty seconds. I was breathing hard and fast.”
“I thought: This is not good. I though: I am not bad at kissing. Not at bad at all. I thought: I am clearly the greatest kisser in the history of the universe.”
“I thought: We are not close enough. I thought: He will not hear it. I thought: He will hear it and be out so fast that we will have no chance. I thought: Twenty seconds. I was breathing hard ans fast.”
“I’ve got something so lovely to think about that I’d like to go back and sit down in the garden, and just think and think until dark without being interrupted by anybody.”
