“To him she seemed so beautiful, so seductive, so different from ordinary people, that he could not understand why no one was as disturbed as he by the clicking of her heels on the paving stones, why no one else's heart was wild with the breeze stirred by the sighs of her veils, why everyone did not go mad with the movements of her braid, the flight of her hands, the gold of her laughter. He had not missed a single one of her gestures, not one of the indications of her character, but he did not dare approach her for fear of destroying the spell.”
― Love in the Time of Cholera
― Love in the Time of Cholera
“I would prefer a sword to fight duel, but a pen to plan a war.”
― Storm and Silence
― Storm and Silence
“Chains of gold are still chains.”
― Storm and Silence
― Storm and Silence
“Life is not about living the safer option. Life is about living a life worth living.”
― Storm and Silence
― Storm and Silence
“You expect me to come and work for you dressed up as a man?” I gasped.”
― Storm and Silence
― Storm and Silence
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