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“The isolation spins its mysterious cocoon, focusing the mind on one place, one time, one rhythm - the turning of the light. The island knows no other human voices, no other footprints. On the Offsh...”
“It was the inverse of an island in the sea.”
“The sweet-smelling aroma of the island spices still hung in the air. It filled his nostrils and titillated his appetite all over again. His appetite drove him mad for something much more than food.”
“He imagined that he was looking for her and couldn't find her anywhere, that the two of them were lost on a vast ship, sleep is a skilled magician, it changes the proportions of things, the distanc...”
“The island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever.”
“The peaceful splendour of the night healed again. The moon was now past the meridian and travelling down the west. It was at its full, and very bright, riding through the empty blue sky.”
“Islands are metaphors of the heart, no matter what poet says otherwise.”
“Every man is an island, and every heart seeks the ferry to cross the main...”
“I like to be grounded by nature, go hiking... go to an isolated island that's not glamorous and touristy at all.”
“No, my family is Russian, Georgian, via Ellis Island.”
