01c. 1975 ADAs a youth, I listened to the rain from the bowers of pleasure houses,Red silk drapes translucent in the glow of candlelight.In my prime, I listened to the rain as a traveler,The sky low, the river broad, the calls of the wild geese harsh and cold.Now, grey at the temples, I listen to the rain beneath the eaves of an abandoned cloister.Has mine been a futile life?I have no answers, only the sound of raindrops upon worn stone steps,And long hours yet to pass before the light of dawn.Sherry Thomas / quote ↗
02c. 1975 ADThat the loss of a man, even if he had been the love of her life, was not the end of a woman's existence.Sherry Thomas / quote ↗
03c. 1975 ADOutwardly, other than her hair, she had not changed much. She was still more or less the same cool, aloof woman who garnered more respect than affection. On the inside, however, it had been impossible to return to the person she used to be.Sherry Thomas / quote ↗
04c. 1975 ADEvery story must have such a terrible moment, or it wouldn't be interesting.Sherry Thomas / quote ↗
05c. 1975 ADYou are asking me to give up everything for a cause that isn't mine. I don't want to be part of any revolution. I just want to live.Sherry Thomas / quote ↗
06c. 1975 ADI beg you to exercise wisdom and restraint and remember that not all opportunities are created equal. Some are nothing but steps leading down toward catastrophe.Sherry Thomas / quote ↗
08c. 1975 ADHer jaw dropped. She grabbed him by the shoulders. “I think I have formed an attachment to you. You know, what the English call a desire to have symphonic concerts with someone at all hours of the day?”He smiled. “And I love you too, darling.”-Lizzy and WillSherry Thomas / quote ↗
10c. 1975 ADDon't worry, darling. I'll look out for myself. And I've reached an age when I have no problem telling someone to fuck off.Sherry Thomas / quote ↗
11c. 1975 ADI’ve always loved you,” he said, his eyes a blue that was almost violet. “You know this.” She swallowed a lump in her throat. “I only wonder whether I deserve such devotion.”“Sometimes people fall in love with those who do not return the same strength of feelings. It is as it is,” he said with a quiet intensity. “What I give, I give freely. You owe me nothing, not love, not friendship, not even obligation.Sherry Thomas / quote ↗
12c. 1975 ADFortune favors the brave."Another moment of silence. And then, Iolanthe found herself shouting at the top of her lungs, her voice nearly drowned by the bellow of all the rebels present, "And the brave make their own fortune!Sherry Thomas / quote ↗
13c. 1975 ADI wonder now how we got by when you weren't here.""I have no doubt the devastation was widespread, the suffering universal.""Indeed, it was the Dark Ages in the annals of Mrs. Dawlish's house. Ignorance was thick on the ground, and unenlkghtenment befogged all the windows.Sherry Thomas / quote ↗
