An Old Man's Love Quotes

“Cuando un hombre desea utilizar palabras ardientes, debe usarlas mientras siguen en llamas.”
― Anthony Trollope, El amor de un hombre de cincuenta años

“...only that a man is not easily contented who has been among diamonds (Chapter IX: The Revd Montagu Blake)”
― Anthony Trollope, An Old Man's Love

“A man always dines, let his sorrow be what it may. A woman contents herself with tea, and mitigates her sorrow, we must suppose, by an extra cup.”
― Anthony Trollope, An Old Man's Love

“The eager words were hot now within his memory, having been sharpened against the anvil of his thoughts by his colloquy with Mary Lawrie. Tomorrow they might have cooled. His purpose might be as strong; but a man when he wishes to use burning words should use them while the words are on fire.”
― Anthony Trollope, An Old Man's Love

“But she had never been so certain of her love—of her love as a true, undoubted and undoubtable fact—of an unchangeable fact—as she was now. (Chapter V: I suppose it was a Dream)”
― Anthony Trollope, An Old Man's Love

“The past was a valley of dreams, which could easily be surveyed, whereas the future was a high mountain which it would require much labour to climb. When we think that we will make our calculations as to the future, it is so easy to revel in our memories instead. (Chapter IV: Mary Lawrie accepts Mr Whittlestaff)”
― Anthony Trollope, An Old Man's Love