The Flesh and the Devil Quotes

“She stared at him breathlessly, seething. It was like hurling herself against a wall of granite, she thought disjointedly; fighting against him hurt her. But if she yielded to the unreasoned impulse of her love at this moment and flung herself into his arms in contrite tears, she would never come so close again to the citadel in his soul that he let no one approach unscathed.”
― Teresa Denys, The Flesh and the Devil

“Kindness is a painless thing to give, and easy, a sop to those you do not need. Friendship and kindness have nought to do with this.' For a moment, the look in his eyes, as brilliant as an eagle's in the harsh inscrutability of his face, terrified her. 'I am not kind to the air I breathe, nor the food I eat, nor to you.”
― Teresa Denys, The Flesh and the Devil

“I am not kind to the air I breathe, nor the food I eat, nor to you.”
― Teresa Denys, The Flesh and the Devil

“...and he lay with his cheek against something soft and horrible..
-pg 371”
― Teresa Denys, The Flesh and the Devil