There were others, such as Jack London,who offered their readers such a respite from the miserable horror of existence that their books were like gifts from the gods. (Character of Tristan Sadler in "the Absolutist")
John BoyneI think perhaps the adults we become are formed in childhood and there's no way around it.
John BoyneI can't bear to be on a train without a book", she announced. " It's a form of self-defence in a way" .
John BoyneIn that direction only pain lies.
John BoyneOne single syllable of intimacy and the world is put to rights.
John BoyneI think i'm just breathing, that's all. And there's a difference between breathing and being alive.
John BoyneAstonishing how everyone is willing to go abroad to fight for the rights of foreigners while having such little concern for those of their own countrymen at home.
John BoyneLa niñez se mide a través de sonidos, olores y suspiros, antes de que aparezca la sombra obscura de la razón. (John Betjeman)
John BoyneWhen I make mistakes I get punished,' insisted Bruno, irritated by the fact that the rules that always applied to children never seemed to apply to grown-ups at all (despite the fact that they were the ones ho enforced them).
John BoyneThe history that one can create with a friend, a lifetime of history and shared experience, is a wonderful thing and shabbily sacrificed. And yet a true friend is a rare thing; sometimes those whom we perceive as friends are simply people with whom we spend a lot of time.
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