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“...falling in love could be achieved in a single word—a glance.”
― Atonement
― Atonement
“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”
― A Tale of Two Cities
― A Tale of Two Cities
“It reads better than it lives”
― Diamonds Are Forever
― Diamonds Are Forever
“Hige sceal pe heardra, heorte pe cenre,
mod sceal pe mare pe ure maegen lytlao.
( Will shall be the sterner, heart the bolder, spirit the greater as
our strength lessens. )”
―
mod sceal pe mare pe ure maegen lytlao.
( Will shall be the sterner, heart the bolder, spirit the greater as
our strength lessens. )”
―
“I think it's the same with all the relationships between a man and a woman. They can survive anything so long as some kind of basic humanity exists between the two people. When all kindness has gone, when one person obviously and sincerely doesn't care if the other is alive or dead, then it's just no good.
-- from Quantum of Solace”
― For Your Eyes Only
-- from Quantum of Solace”
― For Your Eyes Only
Classics and the Western Canon
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