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“Marta, I want you to know - that war destroys everything. Always. That is its intent, it’s only intent. If anyone tries to explain it to you otherwise, in some other way, in words of nobility or valor, do not believe.”
― The Hotel Balzaar
― The Hotel Balzaar
“And he loved her. He loved her. He loved her. He loved her. He loved her so much he’d rewritten history.”
― A Curse for True Love
― A Curse for True Love
“Remember above all to always love. Love madly”
― The Lion Women of Tehran
― The Lion Women of Tehran
“And then. We lost touch.
Our bond should have been impossible to fray and then disintegrate. But as time took us each in a different direction, it was astonishingly simple for our connection to dissolve.”
― The Lion Women of Tehran
Our bond should have been impossible to fray and then disintegrate. But as time took us each in a different direction, it was astonishingly simple for our connection to dissolve.”
― The Lion Women of Tehran
“Alfonz, Norman had once said to Marta, was who was perhaps too fond of the straight edge.
“What does that mean?” Marta had asked.
“It means,” said Norman, “that life will never allow itself to be straightened, and it will drive you mad a little if you keep trying to straighten it. Too many rules with that man, always. He will become unwell after a time. You watch and see. Life always wins. Life and its crooked lines will always win.”
― The Hotel Balzaar
“What does that mean?” Marta had asked.
“It means,” said Norman, “that life will never allow itself to be straightened, and it will drive you mad a little if you keep trying to straighten it. Too many rules with that man, always. He will become unwell after a time. You watch and see. Life always wins. Life and its crooked lines will always win.”
― The Hotel Balzaar
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