“Tomas did not realize at the time that metaphors are dangerous. Metaphors are not to be trifled with. A single metaphor can give birth to love.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“The way her body existed only where he touched her. The rest of her was smoke.”
― The God of Small Things
― The God of Small Things
“The important thing was to love rather than to be loved.”
― Of Human Bondage
― Of Human Bondage
“In the end, the world always wins. That's just the way of things.”
― The Kite Runner
― The Kite Runner
“It's no good crying over spilt milk, because all the forces of the universe were bent on spilling it.”
― Of Human Bondage
― Of Human Bondage
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