| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 143d131 | Life is too fleet for onomatopoeia. | funny living life-lessons life fleet onomatopoeia out-of-context gormenghast witty | Mervyn Peake | |
| 3c079eb | "Gormenghast. Withdrawn and ruinous it broods in umbra: the immemorial masonry: the towers, the tracts. Is all corroding? No. Through an avenue of spires a zephyr floats; a bird whistles; a freshet beats away from a choked river. Deep in a fist of stone a doll's hand wriggles, warm rebellious on the frozen palm. A shadow shifts its length. A spider stirs... | literature gormenghast gothic classic | Mervyn Peake | |
| 890b5a2 | But Fuchsia might as well have been carved from dark marble. Only her tears moved. | gormenghast | Mervyn Peake |