«Nous autres, les hommes du souterrain, nous nous déshabituons de vivre au point que nous considérons la vie vivante avec dégoût. Elle représente pour«Nous autres, les hommes du souterrain, nous nous déshabituons de vivre au point que nous considérons la vie vivante avec dégoût. Elle représente pour nous un service pénible, nous préférons les livres et les rêves.»...more
«He had caught her in his arms so fiercely that the breath was almost crushed out of her. His dark face swam before her eyes for an instant, then his «He had caught her in his arms so fiercely that the breath was almost crushed out of her. His dark face swam before her eyes for an instant, then his mouth was locked to hers, in a kiss so hard that her lips felt bruised. She yielded, carried away half-swooning on the side of his passion. But in a moment she struggled to get her hands free, and at once his hold on her slackened. She flung up her arms round his neck, and with a queer little sound between a sob and a laugh, buried her face in his coat.»
I read this in one sitting ..i loved it. It was a relaxing but poignant tale of identity searching and i liked to know more about new living species: I read this in one sitting ..i loved it. It was a relaxing but poignant tale of identity searching and i liked to know more about new living species: Lemmings ...more
«Hélas! certaines âmes demeurant particulièrement réfractaires au bonheur; inaptes, maladroites..»
French literature is so overrated.. basically this s«Hélas! certaines âmes demeurant particulièrement réfractaires au bonheur; inaptes, maladroites..»
French literature is so overrated.. basically this short book revolves around a Pasteur who takes an underaged blind orphan girl to his home with the disapproval of his wife (Amélie)with whom he has five kids. Obviously he falls in love with her(Gertrude) and makes her his devoted student… he become cross with his wife and neglects his kids. Gertrude starts seeing again and to the surprise of the Pasteur.. she is more into his son Jacques and decides to die.
I don’t hate men because they’re men, as nuns do. I dislike them because they’re not men enough:babies, and playboys,and poor things showing off all I don’t hate men because they’re men, as nuns do. I dislike them because they’re not men enough:babies, and playboys,and poor things showing off all the time, even to themselves.
The last 50 pages of St Mawr were such a bore to read ..ugh oh the ennui of it all.. DH. Lawrence writes beautifully and has brought on some very interesting themes :the man/woman duel or duet , the animal /human rivalry ,nature,war and so on .. …it’s all up there with my favourite things in 20th century novels but oh boy was this really racist and so dated ..and the whole American/British clash cultures was just too boring by the end of it . Has some really neat lines but the author kept going off the rails too quickly....more
‘How horrible it sounds: Connect us with men!' cried Lucille, with revulsion. ‘Wouldn't you hate to be connected with men that way? Oh, I think it's a‘How horrible it sounds: Connect us with men!' cried Lucille, with revulsion. ‘Wouldn't you hate to be connected with men that way? Oh, I think it's an awful pity there has to be sex! It would be so much better if we could still be men and women, without that sort of thing.'...more
“The queen admitted to herself that she was too old to go gallivanting aroud any more and that long afternoons in the airless gloom of a comfy coffin “The queen admitted to herself that she was too old to go gallivanting aroud any more and that long afternoons in the airless gloom of a comfy coffin watching old black and white movies on TV and being slowly eaten away by maggots would actually be rather nice.”
Damn this was darker and so sad than I ever imagined a children classic tale would be ! Peter Pan is such an intriguing figure in children classics ..Damn this was darker and so sad than I ever imagined a children classic tale would be ! Peter Pan is such an intriguing figure in children classics ..so much to unpack from his character and his syndrome of not wanting to grow old.
«There could not have been a lovelier sight; but there was none to see it except a strange boy who was staring in at the window.He had ecstasies innumerable that other children can never know; but he was looking through the window at the one joy from which he must be for ever barred.» ...more
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