“All romances end at marriage.”
― Far From the Madding Crowd
― Far From the Madding Crowd
“A man needs a much bigger orbit than a woman. He needs a mission, a life purpose, and he needs to know his name. Only then is he fit for a woman, for only then does he have something to invite her into.”
― Wild at Heart Revised and Updated: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
― Wild at Heart Revised and Updated: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
“Deep rivers run quiet.”
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
“Now she has power and passion and the struggle has significance for me-let the momentary consequences be what they may. Suppose that in her pride she becomes giddy, suppose that she does break with me-all right! -she has her freedom, but she will still belong to me. That the engagement should bind her is silly-I want to possess her only in her freedom”
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