“The steward, according to custom, had stopped all the clocks. This, in the language of Narouz, said, "Your stay with us is so brief, let us not be reminded of the flight of the hours. God made eternity. Let us escape from the despotism of time altogether." These ancient and hereditary politenesses filled Nessim with emotion.”
“The steward, according to custom, had stopped all the clocks. This, in the language of Narouz, said, "Your stay with us is so brief, let us not be reminded of the flight of the hours. God made eternity. Let us escape from the despotism of time altogether." These ancient and hereditary politenesses filled Nessim with emotion.”
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“I imagine, therefore I belong and am free.”
Lawrence Durrell“It is not love that is blind, but jealousy.”
Lawrence Durrell“Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.”
Lawrence Durrell“Truth disappears with the telling of it.”
Lawrence Durrell“History is an endless repetition of the wrong way of living.”
Lawrence Durrell“The appalling thing is the degree of charity women are capable of. You see it all the time... love lavished on absolute fools. Love's a charity ward, you know.”
Lawrence Durrell“Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.”
Lawrence Durrell“Music was invented to confirm human loneliness.”
Lawrence Durrell“The richest love is that which submits to the arbitration of time.”
Lawrence Durrell“Love is poetry plus biology.”
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