“Transire suum pectus mundoque potiri.' To rise above oneself. That will do. That is enough.”
― The Lives of Others
― The Lives of Others
“What I love best bout her is what she been through, I say. When you look in her eyes you know she been where she been, seen what she seen, did what she did. And now she know.”
― The Color Purple
― The Color Purple
“She did not at the bottom believe she ever would have him. She did not believe in herself primarily: doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her. Certainly she never saw herself living happily through a lifetime with him. She saw tragedy, sorrow, and sacrifice ahead.”
― Sons and Lovers
― Sons and Lovers
“Don't think ill of me, remember me well. Tell people you were fond of me, that you loved me, that I wasn't a bad guy. Even if, perhaps, none of this was the case.”
― The Sense of an Ending
― The Sense of an Ending
“She thought his sarcasms were unnecessary.”
― Sons and Lovers
― Sons and Lovers
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