The best of us must sometimes eat our words.
— J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, 1999 (via
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The dawn air felt so good against their heated bodies. Racing into the deserted park, they laughed out loud and chased each other in and out among the fir trees, and took deep breaths, vying to see who could exhale the whitest stream into the cold, dark air. They felt as though thin crusts of ice were coating their love-staled mouths.
— The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea, Yukio Mishima
‘Do you know, I always thought Unicorns were fabulous monsters, too? I never saw one alive before!’
‘Well, now that we have seen each other,’ said the Unicorn, ‘if you’ll believe me in me, I’ll believe in you.’
— Lewis Carroll,
Through the Looking Glass (via
scout) (via
samsally)