All hopes of eternity and all gain from the past he would have given to have her there, to be wrapped warm with him in one blanket, and sleep, only sleep. It seemed the sleep with the woman in his arms was the only necessity.
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D. H. Lawrence97 quotes“All hopes of eternity and all gain from the past he would have given to have her there, to be wrapped warm with him in one blanket, and sleep, only sleep. It seemed the sleep with the woman in his arms was the only necessity.”
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D. H. LawrenceD. H. Lawrence She was not herself–she was not anything. She was something that is going to be–soon–soon–very soon. But as yet, she was only imminent.
D. H. LawrenceD. H. Lawrence For to desire is better than to possess, the finality of the end was dreaded as deeply as it was desired.
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D. H. LawrenceD. H. Lawrence I can never decide whether my dreams are the result of my thoughts or my thoughts the result of my dreams.
D. H. LawrenceD. H. Lawrence There’s lots of good fish in the sea, maybe, but the vast masses seem to be mackerel or herring, and if you’re not mackerel or herring yourself, you are likely to find very few good fish in the sea.
D. H. LawrenceD. H. Lawrence When we really want to go for something better, we shall smash the old. Until then, any sort of proposal, or making proposals, is no more than a tiresome game for self-important people.
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