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“The person of this individual was to the last degree ungainly, without being in any particular manner deformed. He had all the bones and joints of other men, without any of their proportions.”
― The Last of the Mohicans
― The Last of the Mohicans
“What nonsense it is,” Natásha suddenly exclaimed, “about honeymoons, and that the greatest happiness is at first! On the contrary, now is the best of all.”
― War And Peace
― War And Peace
“Those eyes expressed entreaty, shame at having to ask, fear of a refusal, and readiness for relentless hatred in case of such refusal.”
― War And Peace
― War And Peace
“And she burst into sobs with the despairing vehemence with which people bewail disasters they feel they have themselves occasioned.”
― War And Peace
― War And Peace
“Willarski was a married man with a family, busy with his family affairs, his wife’s affairs, and his official duties. He regarded all these occupations as hindrances to life, and considered that they were all contemptible because their aim was the welfare of himself and his family.”
― War And Peace
― War And Peace
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