Quote by Jessie Burton Download Open image ““Amsterdam: Where the pendulum swings from God to a guilder.”” — Jessie Burton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“And if Amsterdam was hell, and if hell was a memory, then he realized that perhaps there was some purpose to his being lost. Cut off from everything that was familiar to him, unable to discover even a single point of reference, he saw that his steps, by taking him nowhere, were taking him him nowhere but into himself. He… — Paul Auster Copy Share
“Amsterdam is a city if sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin.” — John Green Copy Share Image
“Amsterdam mesmerized me. The narrow houses that lined the canals, the centuries-old architecture, the squares throughout the city and the cafés all had a… — Ekamjit Ghuman Copy Share Image
“People created chaos, not places, and they were damned good at it no matter where they lived. And when this glittering gem of a… — Vicki Pettersson Copy Share Image
“While running simple errands I often became hopelessly confused in the maze of crowded, filthy streets that began twenty paces beyond the north gate… — Ross King Copy Share Image
“I was attached to this city by the god—though it seems a ridiculous thing to say—as upon a great and noble horse which was… — Socrates Copy Share Image
“I see Barsad, and Cly, Defarge, The Vengeance, the Juryman, the Judge, long ranks of the new oppressors who have risen on the destruction… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Oh, how crafty of religion, I cried out indignantly, to transplant rewards and punishments into a future life in order to comfort cowards and… — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
“The asynarte city; two rhythms unconnected, profanity, holiness, and out of that strange bed, art.” — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
“Once upon a time, there was a King who walked astride his world - here, there and everywhere. He became poor in order to… — David Mains Copy Share Image
“Our City has a rich history, even though many tourists are only wanting to see the Red Light District. Some tourists think Amsterdam is… — John Green Copy Share Image
“The surface of Amsterdam thrives on these mutual acts of surveillance, the neighborly smothering of a person's spirit.” — Jessie Burton Copy Share Image
“You really are an artist, aren’t you? You think it’s all about you, and you never stop looking for pain.” — Jessie Burton Copy Share Image
“My writing became the axis upon which all my identity and happiness hinged. It was now outward-looking, a self-conscious performance. I was asked to… — Jessie Burton Copy Share Image
“A piece of art only succeeds when it's creator...possesses the belief that brings it into being” — Jessie Burton Copy Share Image
“We studied men like him at school – protected gentlemen, rich gentlemen, white gentlemen, who picked up pens and wrote the world for the… — Jessie Burton Copy Share Image
“I feel like time’s tricked me, as if I’ve known you from before. Like we passed each other in our prams. Like it’s been… — Jessie Burton Copy Share Image
“Although any collective answer to my question remains to be seen, personally I feel quite certain of it. Because if there’s one thing I’ve… — Jessie Burton Copy Share Image
“Things crumble. Bit by bit. They shift, you don’t notice. Then you notice. Jesus Christ, my legs are broken but I never moved my… — Jessie Burton Copy Share Image
“Spain's past is a cut of meat turning green on the butcher's slab. When the war ended, people were forbidden to look back and… — Jessie Burton Copy Share Image
