

“Recklessness is almost a man's revenge on his woman. He feels he is not valued so he will risk destroying himself to deprive her altogether.”
― Sons and Lovers
― Sons and Lovers

“Sleep is still most perfect, in spite of hygienists, when it is shared with a beloved. The warmth, the security and peace of soul, the utter comfort from the touch of the other, knits the sleep, so that it takes the body and soul completely in its healing.”
― Sons and Lovers
― Sons and Lovers

“He always ran away from the battle with himself. Even in his own heart's privacy, he excused himself, saying, "If she hadn't said so-and-so, it would never have happened.”
― Sons and Lovers
― Sons and Lovers

“And in this passion for understanding her soul lay close to his; she had him all to herself. But he must be made abstract first.”
― Sons and Lovers
― Sons and Lovers

“They wanted genuine intimacy, but they could not get even normally near to anyone, because they scorned to take the first steps, they scorned the triviality which forms common human intercourse.”
― Sons and Lovers
― Sons and Lovers
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