#success
"It struck Duffy that a touch of hysteria had sharpened the good fellowship tonight, as if the night wind whistling under the eaves carried some pollen of impermanence, making everyone nostalgic for things they hadn’t yet lost."
React to this quote
More by Tim Powers
See allResonant Thoughts
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"I’m too stigmatized in this country, I want to do something that will have a tangible effect on people. I l…"
— Mike Tyson"The interpretations of Freud are more and more successful because they are among the myths accessible to mo…"
— Mircea Eliade"translate aspects of culture never successfully recorded by the scientist, although often caught by the art…"
— Margaret Mead"When the ANC says that they will target British companies, this shows what a typical terrorist organisation…"
— Margaret Thatcher"Bob Crosby: That's like keeping the smog and throwing away Los Angeles."
— Jack Benny"It was arrogance…I had the feeling I was going to be successful, and I didn't want to be another disappoint…"
— Sherman Alexie
