“He had carefully avoided her out of the natural cowardice that characterizes the stronger sex.”
― Madame Bovary
― Madame Bovary
“You have never loved me as I love you--never--never! Yours is not a passionate heart--your heart does not burn in a flame! You are, upon the whole, a sort of fay, or sprite-- not a woman!”
― Jude the Obscure
― Jude the Obscure
“It was at that moment he realized that his spirit was truly human once more. For he no longer remembered how to be alone without being lonely.”
― Everwild
― Everwild
“Knowing can be a curse on a person's life. I'd traded in a pack of lies for a pack of truth, and I didn't know which one was heavier. Which one took the most strength to carry around? It was a ridiculous question, though, because once you know the truth, you can't ever go back and pick up your suitcase of lies. Heavier or not, the truth is yours now.”
― The Secret Life of Bees
― The Secret Life of Bees
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