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“Writing is one of the most solitary activities in the world.”
― The Zahir
― The Zahir
“She regretted having taken his hand, she wanted to get away from there as soon as possible, to hide her shame, never again to see that man who had witnessed all that was most sordid in her, and who nevertheless continued to treat her with such tenderness.
But again she remembered Mari's words: She didn't need to explain her life to anyone, not even to the young man standing before her.”
― Veronika Decides to Die
But again she remembered Mari's words: She didn't need to explain her life to anyone, not even to the young man standing before her.”
― Veronika Decides to Die
“This was freedom; to feel what the heart desired with no thought to the opinion of the rest... She was free, for love liberates.”
― The Fifth Mountain
― The Fifth Mountain
“she, with her affection and her gaiety, had been largely responsible for him having rediscovered the meaning of life, her love had driven him to the far corners of the Earth, because he needed to be rich enough to buy some land and live in peace with her for the rest of their days. It was his utter confidence in this fragile creature, that had made him fight with honor, because he knew that after a battle he could forget all the horrors of war in her arms, and that, despite all the women he had known, only there in her arms could he close his eyes and sleep like a child.”
― Brida
― Brida
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