Lily Western Quotes

“She's had no love."
"No! - Well, you must make up to her.”
― D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers

“Hello!" he called, sitting on the stairs. "Are you getting up?"
"Yes," her voice called, faintly.
"Merry Christmas!" he shouted to her.
Her laugh, pretty and tinkling, was heard in the bedroom.
...
He waited a while, then went to the stairs again.
"Happy New Year!" he called.
"Thank you Chubby Dear!" came the laughing voice, far away.
...
The family had breakfast, all but William. He went to the foot of the stairs.
"Shall I have to send you an Easter Egg up there?" he called, rather crossly. She only laughed.”
― D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers

“They lay down, all three, in a meadow by Minton Church... [William] lay back in the sunshine and dreamed, while she fingered with his hair. Paul went gathering the big daisies. She had taken off her hat... Paul came back and threaded daisies in her jet black hair, big spangles of white and yellow, and just a pink touch of ragged robbin...
"Has he made a sight of me?" she asked, laughing down on her lover.
"That he has!" said William smiling. And as he lay he continued to look at her. His eyes never sought hers. He did not want to meet her eyes. He only wanted to look at her, not to come together with her in her gaze...
"Can't you smell the sun o your hair?" [Paul] said. "Now, that's how you ought to go to the ball."...
"Shall I?" she asked of William. "May I go like this."
William looked at her again. Her beauty seemed to hurt him.”
― D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers