Slobodsky Quotes & Sayings

On the night of our secret wedding
when he held me in his mouth like a promise
until his tongue grew tired and fell asleep,
I lay awake to keep the memory alive.
In the morning I begged him back to bed.
Running late, he kissed my ankles and left.
I stayed like a secret in his bed for days
until his mother found me.
I showed her my gold ring,
I stood in front of her naked,
waved my hands in her face.
She sank to the floor and cried.
At his funeral, no one knew my name.
I sat behind his aunts,
they sucked on dates soaked in oil.
The last thing he tasted was me. — Warsan Shire

We sat opposite each other across a table that swam with spilled coffee, warming our hands on our drinks. — S.J. Watson

Like I said, biochemically, yes, you're addicted to me and I'm addicted to you. That's what love is. That's how the brain works. And that's okay! We're supposed to feel that way. It's pair bonding! But fine, if you're so worried about the sex, I'll stop fucking you and we can stay married." Abstinence — Leta Blake

Promise to wear a cheerful appearance at all times and give every person you meet a smile. — John Wooden

All life lessons are not learned at college,' she thought. 'Life teaches them everywhere. — L.M. Montgomery

Pierre had for the first time experienced that strange and fascinating feeling in the Slobodsky palace, when he suddenly felt that wealth and power and life, all that men build up and guard with such effort ,is only worth anything through the joy with which it can all be cast away. — Leo Tolstoy

Love of the simple is all that I need, I've no time for schism or lovers of greed. — Van Morrison

Often with film, I find that you're just really getting to know a person. They're just starting to sink in, and then you wrap the film. — Rachel McAdams