“She laughed and laughed and laughed until the vowels were rolling across the walls and floors, as if they meant to do away with the laws of time and space.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
“The only sensible thing to do when you are attacked is, as Napoleon once said, to counter-attack.”
― Matilda
― Matilda
“As libertines we seek to find and provide pleasures for others before pleasing ourselves. Libertines are never boorish, profane or blasphemous. We seek to lessen any cause for offence while maximizing pleasure. After our liaisons, our return is eagerly anticipated, and our departure is mourned. For most men the reverse is the case. In a world where most men are barely on before they are off again, we take the time and the care to be gentle lovers and build the sighs and the panting of true delight.”
― Casanova and the Devil's Doorbell
― Casanova and the Devil's Doorbell
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