“He was afraid of defiling the love which filled his soul.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
“Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands that they submit to sex immediately without proper preliminary talk. Not courting talk — real straight talk about souls, for life is holy and every moment is precious.”
― On the Road
― On the Road
“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.”
― Pooh's Little Instruction Book
― Pooh's Little Instruction Book
“He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
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