Thomas Burnett Swann Quotes & Sayings

But age became him as it did the oaks and the cedars. — Thomas Burnett Swann

A man's love for a man is neither more nor less than a man's love for a woman, it is only different. — Thomas Burnett Swann

It is always pleasant to divulge a secret under dramatic circumstances. — Thomas Burnett Swann

There ought to be laughter in love. But there also ought to be wonder. — Thomas Burnett Swann

...she grasped the terrible truth that love can never be compelled, from man, from sprite, from beast; that one who loves, however she longs for requital, however long she waits, may receive in return the reverse of what she gives, the dark side of the moon. — Thomas Burnett Swann

The body is the temple of the heart. How shall we reach the sacred image unless we enter the gates? — Thomas Burnett Swann

I knew that the tears of adults were wetter, saltier, and much, much sadder than those of a child — Thomas Burnett Swann