Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient

Quotes

• “I believe this. When we meet those we fall in love with, there is an aspect of our spirit that is historian, a bit of a ...”
• “There are betrayals in war that are childlike compared with our human betrayals during peace. The new lovers enter the h...”
• “She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape.”