Fallen. Who tracks our footsteps, I wonder? We who are the forgotten, the discounted and the ignored. When the path is failure, it is never willingly taken. The fallen. Why does my heart weep for them? Not them but us, for most assuredly I am counted among them. Slaves, serfs, nameless peasants and labourers, the blurred faces in the crowd—just a smear on memory, a scuffing of feet down the side passages of history.

Can one stop, can one turn and force one’s eyes to pierce the gloom? And see the fallen? Can one ever see the fallen? And if so, what emotion is born in that moment?


There were tears on his cheeks, dripping down onto his chafed hands. He knew the answer to that question, knife-sharp and driven deep, and the answer was…recognition.

Steven Erikson

Stichwörter: philosophy fallen erikson midnight-tides udinaas



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No single act is entirely redemptive, but all a fallen man has is the first step back.

Frederick Weisel

Stichwörter: fallen teller weisel frederick-weisel redemtion



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I have flown and fallen, and I have swum deep and drowned, but there should be more to love than "I survived it.

Lisa Mantchev

Stichwörter: love falling-in-love fallen swim survived



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There was Layla in the fullness of her lips, Lulu in the thick waves of her hair, Lu Xin in the intensity of her hazel eyes, Lucia in their twinkle. She was not alone. Maybe she never would be alone again. There, in the mirror, was every incarnation of Lucinda staring back at her and wondering, "What is to become of us? What about our history, and our love?

Lauren Kate

Stichwörter: rapture lulu fallen-angels fallen lauren-kate lucinda-price layla fallen-4 lu-xin



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Daniel stretched his arm around her and guided her head toward his shoulder. "Little - known fact about angels: We make excellent pillows.

Lauren Kate

Stichwörter: daniel fallen luce



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I viewed my fellow man not as a fallen angel, but as a risen ape.

Desmond Morris

Stichwörter: angel ape fallen fellow-man fellow



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It was comforting to know I had fallen and could fall no farther.

Sylvia Plath

Stichwörter: fall plath fallen sylvia the-bella-jar



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Hanno combattuto per la nostra libertà. Noi siamo ancora liberi, dunque loro sono ancora vivi.

Marco Strazzi

Stichwörter: cemetery fallen wwii-fiction



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For the time being
Words scatter
Are they fallen leaves?

Ruth Ozeki

Stichwörter: words leaves fallen



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