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The speaker describes someone so absorbed in reading that looking up makes them seem briefly disoriented, like they are returning from a dream. It suggests deep concentration and a vivid inner world.
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Originally said in English.
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About Laini Taylor
American young adult fantasy author
Laini Taylor is an American young adult fantasy author. She is a finalist for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature and is best known for the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series, Strange the Dreamer, and Muse of Nightmares. Her work sits in the fantasy branch of young adult fiction and has drawn particular notice for its imaginative worlds and series writing. She is represented here with 121 quotes on the site.
More from Laini Taylor (121 quotes) →Other sayings from Laini Taylor
- “And they were quiet but their blood and nerves and butterflies were not—they were rampantly alive, rushing an…”Laini Taylor
- “Life doesn’t need magic to be magical.(But a little bit sure doesn't hurt.)”Laini Taylor
- “You’re a storyteller. Dream up something wild and improbable," she pleaded. "Something beautiful and full of…”Laini Taylor
- “In one of his darker moments, the irony started him laughing and he couldn't stop, and the sounds that came f…”Laini Taylor
More Reading quotes
- “Never force yourself to read a book that you do not enjoy. There are so many good books in the world that it…”Atwood H. Townsend
- “Master those books you have. Read them thoroughly. Bathe in them until they saturate you. Read and reread the…”Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- “Reading international law at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London was a wonderful experience.…”David Lammy
Dreams: more sayings
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Books by Laini Taylor
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
2011
Days of Blood and Starlight
2012
Strange the Dreamer
2018
Dreams of Gods & Monsters
2011
Muse of Nightmares
2018