Quote of the Day (3/20/11)

Have you ever looked at a leaf, the leaf of a tree? . . . I saw one recently. It was yellow, with some green in it, and a bit wilted at the edges. The wind was blowing it around. When I was ten, in the winter, I'd close my eyes and imagine a leaf green, bright, with those little veins, and glistening in the sun. When I opened my eyes, I couldn't believe it possible because it was too beautiful. Then I'd close my eyes again. . . . I meant no allegory, just a leaf. One leaf. It's beautiful. Everything is good.
--Kirilov in Dostoevsky, The Possessed