“…"Would you wait for me?" he asked suddenly, his voice husky and low. "it's not right, but would you wait? Would you you wait till the world is cured again? A year? Two years? Maybe longer! Could you give me all that time, Florentine?" She pulled back from him, wary of his words. What did he mean? "Till the world cured…" What kind of talk was that? She was fearful of what she didn't understand, but felt at that moment she felt their destinies in her hand…”

Source: The Tin Flute (1945), P.335-336

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "…"Would you wait for me?" he asked suddenly, his voice husky and low. "it's not right, but would you wait? Would you yo…" by Gabrielle Roy?
Gabrielle Roy photo
Gabrielle Roy 40
French Canadian fiction writer 1909–1983

Related quotes

Tori Amos photo

“So she prays for a prankster and lust in the marriage bed
And he waits till she can give
And he waits and he waits.”

Tori Amos (1963) American singer

Lust, a song on a couple's healing after trauma.
Songs

Sarah Dessen photo
Brian Andreas photo

“She told me once that the year she went to England she painted her buttons yellow so she would remember what the sun felt like.”

Brian Andreas (1956) American artist

Source: Story People: Selected Stories & Drawings of Brian Andreas

Chi­ma­man­da Ngo­zi Adi­chie photo
Cormac McCarthy photo
J. M. Barrie photo
Gabrielle Roy photo
William Adams photo

Related topics