Algernon Blackwood Quotes

And something born of the snowy desolation, born of the midnight and the silent grandeur, born of the great listening hollows of the night, something that lay 'twixt terror and wonder, dropped from the vast wintry spaces down into his heart—and called him. ~ The Glamour of the Snow by Algernon Blackwood "We are standing now on one of the most haunted—and most terribly haunted—spots of the whole world." ~ Secret Worship by Algernon Blackwood He was not necessarily a coward, though, perhaps, a man of untried nerve. ~ Secret Worship by Algernon Blackwood He was among men who cloaked their lives with religion in order to follow their real purposes unseen of men. ~ Secret Worship by Algernon Blackwood It was October, and the air was cool and sharp, woodsmoke and damp moss exquisitely mingled in it with the subtle odours of the pines. ~ Secret Worship by Algernon Blackwood The winds were about and walking. ~ The Willows by Algernon Blackwood Something plucked at my heart and made me feel afraid. ~ The Willows by Algernon Blackwood "At forty you stand upon the threshold of life, with values learned and rubbish cleared away. " ~ A Prisoner in Fairyland by Algernon Blackwood No place worth knowing yields itself at sight, and those the least inviting on first view may leave the most haunting pictures upon the walls of memory. ~ A Prisoner in Fairyland by Algernon Blackwood Resignation brings a curious large courage--when there is nothing more to lose. The soul takes risks, and dares. Is it a curious short-cut sometimes to the heights? ~ The Man Whom the Trees Loved by Algernon Blackwood