Happiness was different in childhood. It was so much more than a matter simply of accumulation, of taking things - new experiences, new emotions - and applying them like so many polished tiles to what would someday be the marvellously finished pavilion of the self.
-- John Banville, The Sea --
Have a great Wednesday!
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"The Sea" is one of my favorite books ever! I have read it three times already and will read it again. Here is to somebody who knows life and is a master of the English language!
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