Marina

“When she gets into bed and the springs creak under her weight, she groans with the pleasure of lying stretched out on an object that understands her so well.”
― William Maxwell, So Long, See You Tomorrow

“Love is the only thing which gives meaning to our poor ways on earth”
― Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano

“Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end! 'I wonder how many miles I've fallen by this time?' she said aloud. 'I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth. Let me see: that would be four thousand miles down, I think--”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

“This would be the structure of the "successful" couple: a little prohibition, a good deal of play; to designate desire and then to leave it alone, like those obliging natives who show you the path but don't insist on accompanying you on your way.”
― Roland Barthes, A Lover's Discourse: Fragments