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John Crowley Quotes

John Crowley quotes about old

American Writer December 1, 1942

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He knew he would have to believe in order to go where she had been; knew that, if he believed, he could go there even if it didn't exist, if it was make-believe. He moved the hand she had drawn around her down her long flesh, and with a little sound she pressed herself against him. He searched himself for that old will, long in disuse. If she went there, ever, he didn't want to be left behind; wanted to never be farther from than this. John Crowley
John Crowley quote: "What you learn as you get older is that the world is old, and..."
What you learn as you get older is that the world is old, and has been old for a long time. John Crowley
Learning to decipher words had only added to the pleasures of holding spines and turning pages, measuring the journey to the end with a thumb-riffle, poring over frontispieces. Books! Opening with a crackle of old glue, releasing perfume; closing with a solid thump. John Crowley
John Crowley quote: "...with Occam's old razor she could slit the throat of that idea."
...with Occam's old razor she could slit the throat of that idea. John Crowley

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