Weblog of Quotes and Rants

In nature there is no death, only a reshuffling of atoms

- GJ ("Top of the Lake" miniseries)

Actually, I think this is a rephrasing of something said by U.G. Krishnamurti.

Also "Top of the Lake" is an interesting, disturbing, and beautiful miniseries set in New Zealand.  However, unlike other shows/movies (ahem, LOTR), it did not make me want to visit.

I'm partway through The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel by Neil Gaiman and it is great!

“Nobody actually looks like what they really are on the inside,” Lettie tells the boy. “Grown-ups don’t look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they’re big and thoughtless and they always know what they’re doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. The truth is, there aren’t any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world … Except for Granny, of course.”

- Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

I highly recommend the audiobook. Gaiman reads it himself and his voice is great.

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