“There is nothing these hands can hold worth having. They cannot hold the moonlight, or the melody of a song, or even the beauty of a woman. They can touch her face, but not her beauty. Only the heart can hold such things.”
― Forgotten Fire
― Forgotten Fire
“Culture and education are the lethal weapons against all kinds of fundamentalism.”
― Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
― Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
“I know their unstinted devotion to the free-market economy, provided it's their freedom and somebody else's economy.”
― The Night Manager
― The Night Manager
“Love is about the good moments, but it's about holding on to each other during the difficult ones, too. Coming out on the other side, weathered but still holding hands, isn't easy. It's the most difficult thing there can possibly be, but I know now it's the truest test of love there is.”
― Written in the Stars
― Written in the Stars
“Oh, darling, you will be good to me, won’t you? Because we’re going to have a strange life.”
― A Farewell to Arms
― A Farewell to Arms
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