“He stepped down, avoiding any long look at her as one avoids long looks at the sun, but seeing her as one sees the sun, without looking.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
“I think we ought to live happily ever after," and she thought he meant it. Sophie knew that living happily ever after with Howl would be a good deal more hair-raising than any storybook made it sound, though she was determined to try. "It should be hair-raising," added Howl.
"And you'll exploit me," Sophie said.
"And then you'll cut up all my suits to teach me.”
― Howl’s Moving Castle
"And you'll exploit me," Sophie said.
"And then you'll cut up all my suits to teach me.”
― Howl’s Moving Castle
“Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.”
― 1984
― 1984
“You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged; but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.”
― Emma
― Emma
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