Hotel

by Arthur Hailey

the Duke’s career had reached a critical point, perhaps because his touch had become a shade too common in some areas, notably those of liquor and other men’s wives.

Lol. Sounds like a successful politician then

Soon the ship would exchange the river’s loneliness for the greater loneliness of the ocean.

“You never know how much you share with someone until the sharing ends.

Couldn’t be truer