But to do its noticing and judging, poetry balances itself on the pinprick of the moment. Slowing down, stopping yourself completely, to read and understand a poem is like trying to acquire an old-fashioned skill.
I want to live in a place where strangers rush to help someone in distress. - Ian Mcewan
I want to live in a place where strangers rush to help someone in distress.
- Ian Mcewan
A story was a form of telepathy. By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and feelings from her mind to her reader's. It… - Ian Mcewan
A story was a form of telepathy. By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and feelings from her mind to her reader's. It…
A person is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn and not easily mended. - Ian Mcewan
A person is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn and not easily mended.
...falling in love could be achieved in a single word—a glance. - Ian Mcewan
...falling in love could be achieved in a single word—a glance.
one could drown in irrelevance. - Ian Mcewan
one could drown in irrelevance.
When anything can happen, everything matters. - Ian Mcewan
When anything can happen, everything matters.
Nothing that can be, can come between me and the full prospect of my hopes. - Ian Mcewan
Nothing that can be, can come between me and the full prospect of my hopes.
True intelligence requires fabulous imagination. - Ian Mcewan
True intelligence requires fabulous imagination.
This is how the entire course of a life can be changed - by doing nothing. - Ian Mcewan
This is how the entire course of a life can be changed - by doing nothing.
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