Moshita

“The trouble with words is that you can really talk yourself into a corner. You can't fuck yourself into a corner.
"That's a man talking," muttered Hana.”
― Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient

“Her body had been in a war and, as in love, it had used every part of itself.”
― Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient

“A woman should never learn to sew, and is she can she shouldn't admit to it”
― Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient

“Tell me, is it possible to love someone who is not as smart as you are? ...But isn't it important for you to think she is smarter than you in order to fall in love? ...Why is that? Because we want to know things, how the pieces fit. Talkers seduce, words direct us into corners. We want more than anything to grow and change. Brave new world.”
― Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient