Quote by Neil Gaiman

She could hear, some way off, her brothers calling to each other in the woods behind the house. She hoped desperately that their game wouldn't bring them any closer, that they wouldn't scare the birds away. Somehow she knew that you didn't get many moments like this in your life: moments when you knew, without any doubt, that you were alive, when you felt the air in your lungs and the wet grass beneath your feet and the cotton on your skin; moments when you were completely in the present, when neither the past nor the future mattered. She tried to slow her breathing, hoping somehow to make this moment last forever.

She could hear, some way off, her brothers calling to each o

Summary

The quote conveys the protagonist's deep appreciation for a rare moment of pure presence and aliveness. Despite being surrounded by the distractions of her brothers and their noisy game, she yearns for solitude to fully experience the present. The passage highlights the character's sensitivity to her surroundings, emphasizing her desire to savor the physical sensations and capture the essence of the moment. In an attempt to prolong this fleeting experience, she consciously slows her breathing, hoping to prolong this momentary connection to life and escape the burdens of both past and future.

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