Saturday, February 23, 2008

Alessandro, 9, In the Gonola With the Unconscious Trumpeter

“In less than a minute they left the envelope of cloud that covered the mountain and were in the free air. The stars were everywhere, even below, swaying in grand nausea.“

-Mark Helprin, A Soldier of the Great War

1 comment:

mully said...

i think your gift is in choosing such beautiful passages to share.