22 Quotes by Violet Winspear

Never again could she give herself to any man as she had given herself to her husband; completely, as though the world might end before morning came.

My passionate puritan!

Women, mysterious, vulnerable, enticing and full of mixed up loves and hates,’ he drawled. ‘Frail reeds that often survive a storm while male oaks go crashing . . . must I really number you among them just yet, pixie? Can't I go on thinking of you as a charming infant?

You shouldn't do this — you shouldn't!" was all she found breath to say. He laughed softly, deeply. "I'm doing it, though. Want me to stop?""Yes" "Little liar!" He took her lips then and Fay was lost. Like a small moth she fluttered in the dark flame of him and it mattered not that destruction might lie beyond the ecstasy he offered now.

– Seriez-vous un iceberg ? On m'a dit beaucoup de mal des Anglaises, mais je vous préviens ! Notre soleil ne va pas tarder à vous faire fondre, d'autant plus qu'il s'allie à notre musique et à notre vin.

As you say, I can feel it and I can smell it, but for me it's still a black rose.

Can it be that distance makes the heart feel fonder, and scatters roses where nettles really grow?

Les jeunes rêvent, souffrent et espèrent. Les meilleurs artistes sont le plus souvent des êtres jeunes qui sont plutôt malheureux en amour qu'heureux. L'amour est la racine de tout... on ne peut pas y échapper.

As you say, I can feel it and I can smell it, but for me it’s still a black rose.