Valentyna Pavlenko

“Maybe it is not important to go to bed together but get up the following day and make a cup of tea for the other?”
― Janusz Leon Wiśniewski

“There are lots of women who are attracted to tyrannical men. Like moths to a flame. And there are some women who do not need a hero or even a stormy lover but a friend. Just remember that when you grow up. Steer clear of the tryant lovers, and try to locate the ones who are looking for a man as a friend, not because they are feeling empty themselves but because they enjoy making you full too. And remember that friendship between a woman and a man is something much more precious and rare than love: love is actually something quite gross and even clumsy compared to friendship. Friendship includes a measure of sensitivity, attentiveness, generosity, and a finely tuned sense of moderation.”
― Amos Oz, A Tale of Love and Darkness

“Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.”
― Doris Lessing

“He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables