“She loved him because he had brought her back to life. She had been like a caterpillar in a cocoon, and he had drawn her out and shown her that she was a butterfly.”
― The Pillars of the Earth
― The Pillars of the Earth
“Why did people manufacture trouble when there was already so much of it in the world?”
― Pillars of the Earth: Part 1 of 3
― Pillars of the Earth: Part 1 of 3
“She wanted to say 'I love you like a thunderstorm, like a lion, like a helpless rage'...”
― The Pillars of the Earth
― The Pillars of the Earth
“If she's amazing, she won't be easy. If she's easy, she won't be amazing. If she's worth it, you wont give up. If you give up, you're not worthy. ... Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.”
― Bob Marley: Guitar Chord Songbook
― Bob Marley: Guitar Chord Songbook
“You never know," Jack said speculatively. "There may come a time when savages like William Hamleigh aren't in power; when the laws protect the ordinary people instead of enslaving them; when the king makes peace instead of war. Think of that - a time when towns in England don't need walls!”
― The Pillars of the Earth
― The Pillars of the Earth
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