Source: East of Eden (1952)
Context: Maybe that's the reason," Adam said slowly, feeling his way. "Maybe if I had loved him I would have been jealous of him. You were. Maybe-maybe love makes you suspicious and doubting. Is it true that when you love a woman you are never sure-never sure of her because you aren't sure of yourself? I can see it pretty clearly. I can see how you loved him and what it did to you. I did not love him. Maybe he loved me. He tested me and hurt me and punished me and finally he sent me out like a sacrifice, maybe to make up for something. But he did not love you, and so he had faith in you. Maybe — why, maybe it's a kind of reverse.
“You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of.”
Source: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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British novelist, short story writer, poet, fighter pilot a… 1916–1990Related quotes
“Oh! let us never, never doubt
What nobody is sure about!”
"The Microbe"
More Beasts for Worse Children (1897)
“Looks, doubts, kisses and hugs should never be left pending.”
Original: Sguardi, dubbi, baci e abbracci non dovrebbero mai essere lasciati in sospeso.
Source: prevale.net