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Tanith Lee Quotes

Louisa beheld the grounds and house with the calm pleasure of one who has seen nothing, been nowhere, expects everything, and has little imagination Picture Quote #1

I just love writing. It's magical, it's somewhere else to go, it's somewhere much more dreadful, somewhere much more exciting. Somewhere I feel I belong, possibly more than in the so-called real world Picture Quote #1

I like films, or some films, and would be intrigued to see my work on screen Picture Quote #1

If they had said my writing wasn't good enough, fair enough, that's an opinion. But to say it's too complex is to insult the intelligence of the so-called young Picture Quote #1

I'm not very good at being alive. Sometimes I despair of ever mastering it, getting it right. When I'm old, perhaps Picture Quote #1

The kind of teacher who never learned anything herself. Or taught anything, except sarcasm or fear Picture Quote #1

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The guilty are always the most prone to establish complementary guilt, and the most unforgiving thereafter Picture Quote #1

How massively the mountains stand, while low to the ground the sand blows. The sand blows on and on. And then there are no mountains, none at all, the sand has kissed and whispered them away. And still, the sand blows on Picture Quote #1

She was what an aristocrat should be, porcelain and silk, unreachable, gracious, untainted by the dust of all this common death Picture Quote #1

I held out my book. It was precious to me, as were all the things I’d written; even where I despised their inadequacy there was not one I would disown. Each tore its way from my entrails. Each had shortened my life, killed me with its own special little death Picture Quote #1

It was not apathy. It was an intelligent disinterest in those things that could have no bearing on one's existence Picture Quote #1

He sat by her, watching every gesture she made, as if he would paint her portrait afterward Picture Quote #1

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I hate the way, once you start to know someone, care about them, their behavior can distress you, even when it's unreasonable and not your fault, even if you were really trying to be careful, tactful Picture Quote #1

The humble were the elect of God. Did not the priests teach so, in their gemmed, kingly robes, from their towering pulpits? Picture Quote #1

It was then, so curiously, that Miranda held out her arms... And Rachaela went into the arms of Miranda, and together they wept,... like ancient sisters in a tragedy Picture Quote #1

Hatred and jealousy must find a tongue; only the creatures which never feel those things have no need to talk Picture Quote #1

I began to feel lighthearted. Don't ever do that; it tempts some dark and evil force abroad in the universe Picture Quote #1

It gets cold in the desert at night, particularly up in the mountains; the stars hammer on the rock and strike frost Picture Quote #1

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I began to feel lighthearted. Don’t ever do that; it tempts some dark and evil force abroad in the universe Picture Quote #1

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Louisa beheld the grounds and house with the calm pleasure of one who has seen nothing, been nowhere, expects everything, and has little imagination (Tanith Lee Quotes) I just love writing. It's magical, it's somewhere else to go, it's somewhere much more dreadful, somewhere much more exciting. Somewhere I feel I belong, possibly more than in the so-called real world (Tanith Lee Quotes) I like films, or some films, and would be intrigued to see my work on screen (Tanith Lee Quotes) If they had said my writing wasn't good enough, fair enough, that's an opinion. But to say it's too complex is to insult the intelligence of the so-called young (Tanith Lee Quotes) I'm not very good at being alive. Sometimes I despair of ever mastering it, getting it right. When I'm old, perhaps (Tanith Lee Quotes) The kind of teacher who never learned anything herself. Or taught anything, except sarcasm or fear (Tanith Lee Quotes) The guilty are always the most prone to establish complementary guilt, and the most unforgiving thereafter (Tanith Lee Quotes) How massively the mountains stand, while low to the ground the sand blows. The sand blows on and on. And then there are no mountains, none at all, the sand has kissed and whispered them away. And still, the sand blows on (Tanith Lee Quotes) She was what an aristocrat should be, porcelain and silk, unreachable, gracious, untainted by the dust of all this common death (Tanith Lee Quotes) I held out my book. It was precious to me, as were all the things I’d written; even where I despised their inadequacy there was not one I would disown. Each tore its way from my entrails. Each had shortened my life, killed me with its own special little death (Tanith Lee Quotes) It was not apathy. It was an intelligent disinterest in those things that could have no bearing on one's existence (Tanith Lee Quotes) He sat by her, watching every gesture she made, as if he would paint her portrait afterward (Tanith Lee Quotes) I hate the way, once you start to know someone, care about them, their behavior can distress you, even when it's unreasonable and not your fault, even if you were really trying to be careful, tactful (Tanith Lee Quotes) The humble were the elect of God. Did not the priests teach so, in their gemmed, kingly robes, from their towering pulpits? (Tanith Lee Quotes) It was then, so curiously, that Miranda held out her arms... And Rachaela went into the arms of Miranda, and together they wept,... like ancient sisters in a tragedy (Tanith Lee Quotes) Hatred and jealousy must find a tongue; only the creatures which never feel those things have no need to talk (Tanith Lee Quotes) I began to feel lighthearted. Don't ever do that; it tempts some dark and evil force abroad in the universe (Tanith Lee Quotes) It gets cold in the desert at night, particularly up in the mountains; the stars hammer on the rock and strike frost (Tanith Lee Quotes) I began to feel lighthearted. Don’t ever do that; it tempts some dark and evil force abroad in the universe (Tanith Lee Quotes)

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