#of

Ah, well, let's not borrow trouble; the rate of interest is too high. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#dreams

In the trenches between the burial mounds hundreds of dead soldiers sat side by side with their heads against the torn earth, as if they had fallen asleep together in a deep dream of war. ↗

— J.G. Ballard

#dreams

I'm sure you won't dream of trying to escape from your obligations by fleeing the city...' 'I assure you the thought never even crossed my mind, lord.' 'Indeed? Then if I were you I'd sue my face for slander. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#humor #dreams

There is psychological pleasure in this takeoff, too, for the swiftness of the plane’s ascent is an exemplary symbol of transformation. The display of power can inspire us to imagine analogous, decisive shifts in our own lives, to imagine that we, too, might one day surge above much that now looms over us.” P. 38-39 ↗

— Alain de Botton

#art

Seoafin, Tonight, you marry The Drakkar. In the ancient tongue, this means The Dragon. Good luck, Sjofn ↗

— Kristen Ashley

#dreams

Give a low man one ounce of power and he’ll throw ten thousand pounds of bricks on your head. ↗

— Lisa See

#dreams

Really good literature is seldom appreciated in its own day. The best authors die poor, the bad ones make money - it's always been like that. ↗

— Walter Moers

#the-city-of-dreaming-books #walter-moers #dreams

What I could not support was "a dumb war, a rash war, a war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics". ↗

— Barack Obama

#war #dreams

Dreams and needs tear down fortress of impossibility. ↗

— Toba Beta

#fortress-of-impossibility #need #dreams

Things that Shane doesn't want on his grave: (1.) I thought it wasn't loaded. (2.) Hand me a match so I can check the gas tank. (3.) Killed over Ice Cream ↗

— Rachel Caine

#rachel-caine #shane-collins #death