“God, thought Ross, it does work, and unfairly; but I want her, not any other, not the most beautiful eighteen-year-old damsel born out of a sea-shell, not the most seductive houri of any sultan's harem; I want her with her familiar gestures and her shining smile and her scarred knees, and I know she wants me in just the same way, and if there's any happiness more complete than this I don't know it and am not sure I even want it.”
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Winston Graham, born on June 30, 1908, and died on July 10, 2003, was a British novelist. Known for his depictions of English rural life and historical events, his most famous work is the 'Poldark' series. more
“As the waves relentlessly seek the shore, so my thoughts continually return to you.”
“Man's love is of man's life a thing apart, 'Tis woman's whole existence.”
“A woman who knows me, understands what I am, and who wants to have secret rules with me.”
“Finding is for things that are lost. You don't need to find me, Mayor.”
“Разумът, изкуството и поезията не помагат да се разгадае мястото, от което са прокудени.”