“It was not an easy thing, for to name something established dominion over it. As with an infant, it shaped and moulded with the namer's expectations that which was named. It set apart. It emphasized human aloneness.” — Eliza Granville Copy Share Image
“...soon I shall go from here and everything that I have seen or heard, felt, smelled, tasted, enjoyed, loved, will be extinguished and forgotten.… — Eliza Granville Copy Share Image
“Fear of dying brings humans the greatest pain. Death is implicit in every form of joy. Of course, it also brings the end of… — Eliza Granville Copy Share Image
“People often lose their names. Names fall into holes or get eaten by wild animals. Sometimes they’re carried away by the wind.” — Eliza Granville Copy Share Image
“All they see is madness. It’s the same with the other men. They see my situation, not me.” — Eliza Granville Copy Share Image
“I’d give you – if I thought one day you might return my feelings …” — Eliza Granville Copy Share Image
“Why do you assume I'm human? I wasn't born; I was created just like this. First I was an idea. Then I came into… — Eliza Granville Copy Share Image
“...and the worse the memory, the stronger its stranglehold on the present.” — Eliza Granville Copy Share Image
“Love will not come to me again. I’ll vegetate like a plant in a cellar, without light.” — Eliza Granville Copy Share Image
“Books; I repeat, for they've not only been a solace during the long years but also provided the keys to understanding other people's ideas… — Eliza Granville Copy Share Image
“All the soul cares about is experiencing every variety of pain this world can offer. Souls are so greedy for pain they don't care… — Eliza Granville Copy Share Image
