“Then she smiled, and in that instant, if such a thing were possible, Pasquale fell in love, and he would remain in love for the rest of his life--not so much with the woman, whom he didn't even know, but with the moment.”

—  Jess Walter, book Beautiful Ruins

Source: Beautiful Ruins

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