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Category: Arthur Machen

Happiness, said De Quincey, on his discovery of the paradise that he thought he had found in opium, could be sent down by the mail-coach; more truly I could announce my discovery that delight could be contained in small octavos and small type, in a bookshelf three feet long.

books, happiness, literature

He loved to meditate on a land laid waste, Britain deserted by the legions, the rare pavements riven by frost, Celtic magic still brooding on the wild hills and in the black depths of the forest, the rosy marbles stained with rain, and the walls growing grey.

landscape, magic

I dream in fire but work in clay.

silence is not weakness and decency is not pride

character, strength

We have just begun to navigate a strange region; we must expect to encounter strange adventures, strange perils.

fantastic, fantasy, strange

Happiness, said De Quincey, on his discovery of the paradise that he thought he had found in opium, could be sent down by the mail-coach; more truly I could announce my discovery that delight could be contained in small octavos and small type, in a bookshelf three feet long.

books, happiness, literature