A.M. Burrage Quotes

“The strangest experiences in life are apt to lose their effect if dwelt upon long enough. ("Furze Hollow")”

“Something like panic struck at Hurlow. Moffat's calm confession of fear withdrew the prop upon which he had leaned. Down there, among the motionless shadows, lurked invisible things, things that were nameless, shapeless and malignant; things which could see without being seen. One of the long lost terrors of childhood returned to him, and like a child he put his hand into Moffat's.”

“All in a moment Hurlow forgot the beauty of the sounds and smelt fear. He smelt it as an animal smells it, the breath cold in his nostrils. He had read about Pan, a dead god who might safely be patronized while poring over a book in a London lodging, but here and at this hour a god not to be scorned. ("Furze Hollow")”

“The Hawaiian creation myth relates that the present cosmos is only the last of a series, having arisen in stages from the wreck of the previous universe. In this account, the octopus is the lone survivor of the previous, alien universe.”

“I love Nautilus and stretching. The results are immediate, and that gives me the motivation to continue.”

“We're going to test with the same car, but we have a new car ready.”

“Never ever doubt in magic. The purest honest thoughts come from children, ask any child if they believe in magic and they will tell you the truth.”

“You can't do everything but you can do something!”

“Sometimes we focus so much on what we don't have that we fail to see, appreciate, and use what we do have!”

“Dixon was not unconscious of this awed reverence which was given to her”