Invention has ever imagination and poetry at its heart.
Algernon BlackwoodYou know," he went on almost under his breath, "every man who thinks for himself and feels vividly finds he lives in a world of his own, apart, and believes that one day he'll come across, either in a book or in a person, the Priest who shall make it clear to him.
Algernon BlackwoodNo place worth knowing yields itself at sight, and those the least
inviting on first view may leave the most haunting pictures upon the
walls of memory.
Mrs. Bittarcy rustled ominously, holding her peace meanwhile. She feared long words she did not understand. Beelzebub lay hid among too many syllables.
("The Man Whom The Trees Loved")
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She had dreamed that she lay beneath a spreading tree somewhere, a tree that whispered with ten thousand soft lips of green; and the dream continued for a moment even after waking.
Algernon BlackwoodTags: the-man-whom-the-trees-loved
To the Sabbath! To the Sabbath!' they cried. 'On to the Witches' Sabbath!"
Up and down that narrow hall they danced, the women on each side of him, to the wildest measure he had ever imagined, yet which he dimly, dreadfully remembered, till the lamp on the wall flickered and went out, and they were left in total darkness. And the devil woke in his heart with a thousand vile suggestions and made him afraid.
Not easily may an individual escape the deep slavery of the herd.
Algernon BlackwoodThe Wise are silent, the Foolish speak, and children are thus led astray.
Algernon BlackwoodNo man can describe to another convincingly wherein lies the magic of the woman who ensnares him.
Algernon BlackwoodFor beauty was her accident, and while admirable, was not a determining factor.
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