carnival

"everything being a constant carnival,

there is no carnival left."

-victor hugo

walls 2

"like all walls it was ambiguous, two faced.  what was inside it and what was outside it depended upon which side you were on."

-ursula k. le guin

walls

"her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very high"

- william goldman

the crows

"never a good sign, he thought, when the crows showed up."

- justin cronin

fairy tales

"but wishes are only granted in fairy tales"

- simone elkeles

rise and shine

"every time you come in yelling that god damn "rise and shine!" "rise and shine?" i say to myself, "how lucky dead people are!""

-tennessee williams

in a box

"life in a box was unbearable.

how did humans stand it?"

- patrick jennings