19 Quotes by Brian Morton

A trip to the market in the morning to buy bread, an afternoon spent reading in a cafe – nothing was routine; a strange place helped you find the poetry in everyday life.

You understood me; you helped me understand myself. If reading a book is a naked encounter between two people, I have known you nakedly for years.

It wasn’t that she wanted to seduce him – not literally. But flirting was a pleasure, and flirting with intelligent people – male or female – was one of the supreme pleasures of life.

Every choice we make is either a grwoth choice or a fear choice.

Coincidence. But the eagerness to find meaning in such coincidences is love.

People, Florence thought as she put on her shoes. What do I need them for again?

Take the risk that you’ll end up regretting your speech, because it’s better than regretting your silence.

His kisses were too rote; they were assembly-line kisses. She wanted complex kisses; she wanted each kiss to be a conversation.

We wish for a symmetry of feeling, but we rarely get it. It is painful to be the one who loves more, and painful to be the one who loves less.