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“Boredom on social occasions is an inescapable hazard for the over-educated”

Susan Howatch livre The Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 1: Robert
Contexte: Boredom on social occasions is an inescapable hazard for the over-educated, and for the over-ambitious it must be endured.

“Remember, everything passes, even the most unspeakable horrors”

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Susan Howatch livre The Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 1: Robert
Contexte: Again, be patient. And have courage. Remember, everything passes, even the most unspeakable horrors.

“Distrust grows out of lies. Wrong-doing grows out of distrust. Tragedy grows out of wrong-doing.”

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Susan Howatch livre The Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 3: John
Contexte: Distrust grows out of lies. Wrong-doing grows out of distrust. Tragedy grows out of wrong-doing. But out of honesty grows love and love's so powerful, it'll be like a suit of armour, protecting Robert, protecting you.

“Romance is the opiate of the dissatisfied”

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Susan Howatch livre The Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 1: Robert
Contexte: Romance is the opiate of the dissatisfied, it anaesthesises them from the pain of their disordered second-rate lives [... ] If romance is the opiate of the dissatisfied then surely nostalgia is the opiate of the disillusioned, for those who see all their dreams come true and find themselves living in a nightmare.

“A rational disposition must necessarily preclude a romantic outlook in life”

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Susan Howatch livre The Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 1: Robert
Contexte: A rational disposition must necessarily preclude a romantic outlook in life, and only the failures of this world can afford to dispense with a rational disposition.

“One wonders what would happen in a society in which there were no rules to break. Doubtless everyone would quickly die of boredom.”

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Susan Howatch

“More tears. Disgraceful. I was getting just like Kester, weeping at the drop of a hat, but of course I was Kester. I'd become him, and now there was just this other stranger who wrote me debonair notes and who sounded just like me.”

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Susan Howatch livre The Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 5: Harry

“Recovering from an ill-starred romance is, after all, to anyone of sufficient will-power and self-respect, purely an attitude of mind.”

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Susan Howatch livre The Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 1: Robert

“He wasn't just being selfish, he was being realistic. Marriage would have been very difficult if not downright impossible.'
'Marriage is always very difficult if not downright impossible,' said my father.
'Oh Harry, for God's sake forget I mentioned the group therapy! Run off and listen to a string quartet!”