Acts of Love and War Quotes

“But all she would remember was the way they stopped and stared as though she was a vision, as though she could become the fixed point in the turmoil of their lives. As though she would save them.”
― Maggie Brookes, Acts of Love and War

“The Spanish poet Lorca wrote, 'To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.' And now I have lifted that punishment from my heart and I feel free for the first time in years because I can say - you are my darling”
― Maggie Brookes, Acts of Love and War