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He completely abandoned the child of his marriage with Adelaïda Ivanovna, not from malice, nor because of his matrimonial grievances, but simply because he forgot him.
“Christine went off on her own to look for Mrs. Symes and to buck up sick people. She made a cheery progress from bed to bed”
― The Dog of the South
― The Dog of the South
“It was impossible to salute foreigners as an Italian, without embarrassment. The Italian salute never seemed made for export.”
― A Farewell to Arms
― A Farewell to Arms
“She had not insisted on one of those simple funerals that cause everybody so much trouble”
― The Dog of the South
― The Dog of the South
“any allegiance to a deity or concept or universal principle which put obedience above decent behavior toward an innocent human being was evil.”
― Hyperion
― Hyperion
“The Maccabean women were proud of their lineage and she resented her daughter having married into the mongrel Herodians. Yet Alexandra did not realize that”
― Jerusalem: The Biography
― Jerusalem: The Biography
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