“Every forward ends up behind, every back shortcuts to some labyrinth; ...” — Tola Lone Quote

“Every forward ends up behind, every back shortcuts to some labyrinth; time as predictable as a crossword set by a sadist.”

“Hearts, like atoms, are bonded beyond the restraints of time and space”

“The problem with being alive, I can tell you now, is that it happens so fast, we don't have the time to make sense of it in the same way that you can once you're dead.”

“Books that nourish the lonely hearts....as they make a song in desolate times.....they build a house to take you in when the world forsakes you....and all this they do.....with phenomenal words.....”

“For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.”

“When travelling I regret the loss of a sense of change. I see differences not changes. Change is best experienced by staying in one place.”

“Well, I know what he wanted. Same as all of us. Punting and lectures and drinks at the pub. 1912, forever.”