“To see him act is like reading Shakespeare by flashes of lightning.”
“And to see the white flash of Klaus's eyes as he whirled on her. For one stunned instant she stared at him, and then lightning crackled.From an empty sky.”
“You must write as if Dostoyevsky himself will be reading your novel, and Shakespeare will be acting it out.”
“Like a running blaze on a plain, like a flash of lightning in the clouds. We live in the flicker.”
“Reading Shakespeare is sometimes like looking through a window into a dark room. You don't see in. You see nothing but a reflection of yourself unable to see in. An unflattering image of yourself blind.”
“SOWING LIGHTNINGSeizeBolts of lightning from the skyAnd plant them in fields of life.They will grow like tender sprouts of fire.Charge somber thoughtsWith unexpected flash,You, my lightning in the soil!”