“Alas, poor gentleman,
He look’d not like the ruins of his youth
But like the ruins of those ruins.”
― Broken Heart
He look’d not like the ruins of his youth
But like the ruins of those ruins.”
― Broken Heart
“In any case you mustn't confuse a single failure with a final defeat.”
― Tender Is the Night
― Tender Is the Night
“He found something that he wanted, had always wanted and always would want -- not to be admired, as he had feared; not to be loved, as he had made himself believe; but to be necessary to people, to be indispensable...'very few things matter and nothing matters very much”
― This Side of Paradise
― This Side of Paradise
“And you'll always love me won't you?
Yes
And the rain won't make any difference?
No”
― A Farewell to Arms
Yes
And the rain won't make any difference?
No”
― A Farewell to Arms
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