Gaiman — The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Book page: gaiman-ocean-end-lane
From: Quotes batch 6
Edition: William Morrow (2013)
On Memory & Identity
“I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not contend with the world, so I made it small.” (p. 182)
On Consciousness
“Adults follow paths. Children explore. Adults are content to walk the same way every day; children want to see what is behind the hedge.” (p. 54)