“You simply can’t throw strangers together at random and expect the fiery, quick romance to turn into love. Love has its own rules and enforces them rigidly.”
Gray Flannel Armor (p. 9)
Short fiction, Notions: Unlimited (1960)
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Source: And the Mountains Echoed
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To make money from each other"? or "This is a community"?
Choruses from The Rock (1934)
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That throws its own rich colour over all,
And makes all beautiful.”
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838) English poet and novelist
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“When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.”
John Ruskin (1819–1900) English writer and art critic
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“When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.”
Charles Reade (1814–1884) British writer
Source: Put Yourself in His Place (1870), CHAPTER V