“Only love makes fruitful the soul. The sense of form that both had in such high degree prevented much demonstration; but to be with him, do things for him, to admire, and credit him with perfection; and, since she could not exactly wear the same clothes or speak in the same clipped, quiet, decisive voice, to dislike the clothes and voices of other men - all this was precious to her beyond everything.”
John Galsworthy was an English novelist known for his profound insights into the social life of late Victorian England. His works often focus on social classes and moral issues, with the Forsyte Saga series being particularly famous. more
“When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep.”
“And is not time even as love is, undivided and paceless?”
“The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love.”
“When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near.”