“God, thought Ross, it does work, and unfairly; but I want her, not any other, not the most beautiful eighteen-year-old damsel born out of a sea-shell, not the most seductive houri of any sultan's harem; I want her with her familiar gestures and her shining smile and her scarred knees, and I know she wants me in just the same way, and if there's any happiness more complete than this I don't know it and am not sure I even want it.”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“Blemishes on the beauty of a person one loves are like grace notes adding something to a piece of music.”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“You see, Ross, in every right marriage, in every good marriage a woman has to be three things, don't she? She's got to be a wife and look after a man's comforts in the way a man should be looked after. Then she's got to bear his children and get all swelled up like a summer pumpkin and then often-times feed them after and smell of babies and have them crawling all about her...But then, third, she has also to try and be his mistress at the same time; someone he is still interested in; someone he wants, not just the person who happens to be there and convenient; someone a bit mysterious...someone whose knee or -- or shoulder he wouldn't instantly recognize if he saw it beside him in bed. It's -- it's impossible.”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“Music, she thought, perhaps could be a continuing process, like life, a shedding of one skin as fast as another grew. Instead every tune seemed to exist with its notes firmly rooted in an event or an emotion or a period of time.”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“The French have a saying – is it the French? I don’t know, I believe so – there is a saying that you do not put a boiling kettle upon the fire. You put cold water in the kettle and allow it to warm. So with marriage.”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“we can’t alter the world, we can only adapt ourselves to it.”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“On the Monday morning, with the rain still pouring down, Ross went in to see Drake, who was sitting up in bed and, apart from the bandaged shoulder and the plastered fingers, was now looking more substantial than Dwight. Perhaps this too was not surprising. At nineteen, if a man does not die from a wound, he quickly gets better. ‘So,’ said Ross. ‘I thought I might have had to take your sister home some bad news.’ Drake smiled. All the damned family, Ross thought, had this wonderful smile. They had certainly not inherited it from their father. ‘No, sur. I”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“If we lived for ever, who would look forward eagerly to tomorrow? If there were no darkness, should we so appreciate the sun? Warmth after cold, food after hunger, drink after thirst, sexual love after the absence of sexual love, the fatherly greeting after being away, the comfort and dryness of home after a ride in the rain, the warmth and peace and security of one’s fireside after being among enemies. Unless there were contrast there might be satiety. He”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“To hear the young talk today you would think no one had had any excitement in the past, any heartaches, any problems, any bitter frustrations or heady fulfilment. The young of today were more than a shade tedious; pompous, self-centred, so sure that their concerns were the first important ones that had ever happened. They had no perspective. no sense of proportion. Perhaps it was necessary to be old to acquire a true sense of proportion. It was small consolation but it was something. On”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“find features, author interviews and news”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“I think, sir,’ said Demelza, ‘that your apricot tart is about to be laced viz cream and rum, and you would do well to discover wezzer you can attempt zat.”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“With age one never looked far ahead. The marathon horizons of youth narrowed and shortened into hurdles of age.”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“It is a mistake to restrict oneself in one’s pleasures,’ Ross said. ‘One should never risk being thought a Puritan.”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“Perhaps it is like a fever that blows in the air, like cholera, like the plague; it blows in the air and settles on men – or a town – or a nation – and everyone in it, or nearly everyone, falls a victim.’ He”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“These days I often have a struggle not to feel inferior to you, that is in your judgment of human beings.’ ‘I don’t think I have any judgment, at least not to be proud of. But perhaps I am nearer the earth than you. Like Garrick, I can smell a friend.”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“...I mistrust folk who are always bringing God or Christ into their conversations. If it is not an actual blasphemy it is at least a presumption. It smacks of self-conceit, doesn't it?”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“In order to destroy this system which we so much detest we are creating conditions over here which run contrary to our dearest p-principles.”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
“Yet, although he could not quite work this out in simple terms in his own mind, the very savour of life, he thought, was itself enhanced if it were not totally taken for granted. Perhaps it was something to do with the whole philosophy of the world into which we were born. If we lived for ever, who would look forward eagerly to tomorrow? If there were no darkness, should we appreciate the sun? Warmth after cold, food after hunger, drink after thirst, sexual love after the absence of sexual love, the fatherly greeting after being away, the comfort and dryness of home after a ride in the rain, the warmth and peace and security of one’s fireside after being among enemies. Unless there was contrast there might be satiety.”
― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
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― Winston Graham, quote from The Black Moon
Winston Graham
Born place: in Manchester, The United Kingdom
Born date June 30, 1908
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“You never want to look in a mirror," Lula said. "Men love mirrors. They look at themselves doing the deed and they see Rex the Wonder Horse. Women look at themselves and think they need to renew their membership at the gym.”
― Janet Evanovich, quote from Seven Up
“1. You most want your friends and family to see you as someone who … a. Is willing to make sacrifices and help anyone in need. b. Is liked by everyone. c. Is trustworthy. d. Will protect them no matter what happens. e. Offers wise advice. 2. When you are faced with a difficult problem, you react by … a. Doing whatever will be the best thing for the greatest number of people. b. Creating a work of art that expresses your feelings about the situation. c. Debating the issue with your friends. d. Facing it head-on. What else would you do? e. Making a list of pros and cons, and then choosing the option that the evidence best supports. 3. What activity would you most likely find yourself doing on the weekend or on an unexpected day off? a. Volunteering b. Painting, dancing, or writing poetry c. Sharing opinions with your friends d. Rock-climbing or skydiving! e. Catching up on your homework or reading for pleasure 4. If you had to select one of the following options as a profession, which would you choose? a. Humanitarian b. Farmer c. Judge d. Firefighter e. Scientist 5. When choosing your outfit for the day, you select … a. Whatever will attract the least amount of attention. b. Something comfortable, but interesting to look at. c. Something that’s simple, but still expresses your personality. d. Whatever will attract the most attention. e. Something that will not distract or inhibit you from what you have to do that day. 6. If you discovered that a friend’s significant other was being unfaithful, you would … a. Tell your friend because you feel that it would be unhealthy for him or her to continue in a relationship where such selfish behavior is present. b. Sit them both down so that you can act as a mediator when they talk it over. c. Tell your friend as soon as possible. You can’t imagine keeping that knowledge a secret. d. Confront the cheater! You might also take action by slashing the cheater’s tires or egging his or her house—all in the name of protecting your friend, of course. e. Keep it to yourself. Statistics prove that your friend will find out eventually. 7. What would you say is your highest priority in life right now? a. Serving those around you b. Finding peace and happiness for yourself c. Seeking truth in all things d. Developing your strength of character e. Success in work or school”
― Veronica Roth, quote from Divergent Series Complete Box Set
“Far from being freaks, the Hell's Angels are a logical product of the culture that now claims to be shocked at their existence. The generation represented by the editors of Time has lived so long in a world full of Celluloid outlaws hustling toothpaste and hair oil that it is no longer capable of confronting the real thing. For twenty years they have sat with their children and watched yesterday's outlaws raise hell with yesterday's world ... and now they are bringing up children who think Jesse James is a television character. This is the generation that went to war for Mom, God and Apple Butter, the American Way of Life. When they came back, they crowned Eisenhower and then retired to the giddy comfort of their TV parlors, to cultivate the subtleties of American history as seen by Hollywood.”
― Hunter S. Thompson, quote from Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga
“Hannah: What's your plan?
Claire: Go get him
Hannah: Honey, that is not a plan. That's what we in the military call an objective.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Black Dawn
“What New York City football team did Joe Namath play for?"
"The New York City Yankees!"
A roar of laughter went up from the crowd, accompanied by more than a few loud groans. Bobby Tom silenced them all with a glare. At the same time, the glitter in his eyes dared any of them to contradict her.
When he was certain every person there understood his message, he turned back to Gracie and gathered her into his arms. With a tender look and a gentle brush of his lips, he said, "Exactly right, sweetheart. I had no idea you knew so much about football."
And that was how every last person in Telarosa, Texas, came to understand that Bobby Tom Denton had finally and forever fallen head over heels in love.”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips, quote from Heaven, Texas
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