"The Consul felt a pang. Ah, to have a horse, and gallop away, singing, to someone you loved perhaps, into the heart of all the simplicity and peace in the world; was that not like the opportunity afforded man by life itself? Of course not. Still, just for a moment, it had seemed that it was."

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Source : Malcolm Lowry (2012). “Under the Volcano: A Novel”, p.280, Open Road Media

Malcolm Lowry

#Horse Quotes #Heart Quotes #Men Quotes

“There were nine children in my fathers family and eight in my mothers. My grandparents did the best with what they had. After the Depression, they were scratching out a living and working hard. They kept the family going.”
“It's called 'falling in love' for a reason: it does not have to be forced and cannot be planned. It just happens naturally, and if you're lucky, it takes you by surprise.”
“I only tie up woman's body because I know I cannot tie up her heart. Only her physical parts can be tied up. Tying up a woman becomes an embrace.”
“For most of the track world, the Olympic year is such a huge year, and it's a big year for us marathoners too.”
“Theology emerged not as a course of knowledge but as a feast of homily and imagination and exaggeration in which every man could find his image and his portion. And yet there were limits.”

Source : Israel Shenker (1985). “Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life”, Doubleday Books
“When you introduce something new to a country, you want to do it right. Generally, that means you have to do it yourself.”
“You should have left him to wander,â€ Svengal said coldly. Erak looked at him, eyebrows raised. â€œWould you?â€ he asked, and Svengal hesitated. At the end, Toshak had fought well and that counted for a lot of Skandians. â€œNo,â€ he admitted.”
“Even the sadistic misogyny of Buddha and Christ was nothing but an attempt to gain the better of a vastly superior opponent.”

Source : Fumiko Enchi (2015). “Masks”, p.124, Vintage

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