#susanna clarke quote

[bertie987]

'Perhaps the wisdom of birds resides, not in the individual, but in the flock, the congregation.' - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

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[appleinducedsleep]

I was in a house with many rooms. The sea sweeps through the house. Sometimes it swept over me, but always I was saved.

Susanna Clarke, Piranesi

[bookoflovingghosts]

Piranesi lives in the house. Perhaps he always has.

[winter2468]

give it up for the Beloved Child of the House

[the-hearth-and-the-wild]

In my mind are all the tides, their seasons, their ebbs and their flows. In my mind are all the halls, the endless procession of them, the intricate pathways. When this world becomes too much for me, when I grow tired of the noise and the dirt and the people, I close my eyes and I name a particular vestibule to myself; then I name a hall.

Susanna Clarke, Piranesi

[i-still-dont-know-a-username]

Don't get me wrong, "The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite" is a quote that absolutely hits me square in the chest every time.

..But I feel like putting it in italics under an aesthetic picture is kinda neglecting the context, since Piranesi has Nearly Drowned when he first says that.

[farmerarepo]

When she left I thought about what she had said. I cannot imagine not wanting to be with people… I remember how Raphael had wondered which of the people had been murdered and how the simple fact of her posing the question had made the whole world a darker and sadder place. Perhaps that is what it is like being with other people. Perhaps even people you like and admire immensely can make you see the World in ways you would rather not. Perhaps that is what Raphael means.”

― Susanna Clarke, Piranesi

[kingocats]

It is my belief that the World (or, if you will, the House, since the two are for all practical purposes identical) wishes an Inhabitant for Itself to be a witness to its Beauty and the recipient of its Mercies.

If I leave, then the House will have no Inhabitant and how will I bear the thought of it Empty?

Susanna Clarke, Piranesi

[mlybrnte]

“Perhaps even people you like and admire immensely can make you see the World in ways you would rather not.”

― Susanna Clarke, Piranesi

my favorite read this June. a hallucinating experience. and such a delightful main character!

[mitskey]

— 'Piranesi' by Susanna Clarke

[el-peredhel]

The sky spoke to him. It was a language he had never heard before. He was not even certain there were words. Perhaps it only spoke to him in the black writing the birds made. He was small and unprotected and there was no escape. He was caught between earth and sky as if cupped between two hands. They could crush him if they chose. The sky spoke to him again. “I do not understand,” he said.

Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

[artistsonthelam]

Also what a coincidence: I just learned today that Laika's adapting Piranesi by Susanna Clark into an animated film. // (my Threads post)

[appleinducedsleep]

[text id: ‘There is a thing that I know but always forget: Winter is hard.’]

Susanna Clarke, Piranesi

[inky-sun]

“There is nothing else in magic but the wild thought of the bird as it casts itself into the void. There is no creature upon the earth with such potential for magic. Even the least of them may fly straight out of this world and come by chance to the Other Lands. Where does the wind come from that blows upon your face, that fans the pages of your book? Where the harum-scarum magic of small wild creatures meets the magic of Man, where the language of the wind and the rain and the trees can be understood, there we will find the Raven King.”

Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

[sarademian]

JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL (2015)

[j-mcguirebooks]

Daily Inspiration

“When you're writing, you're creating something out of nothing… A successful piece of writing is like doing a successful piece of magic”

- Susanna Clarke