“Ah, you may sit under them, yes. They cast a good shadow, cold as well-water; but that's the trouble, they tempt you… — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
“So I went instead and tasted Taki's new white wine. Spiridion! what a wine...like the blood of a dragon and smooth as… — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
“The Daffodil-Yellow Villa The new villa was enormous, a tall, square Venetian mansion, with faded daffodil-yellow walls, green shutters, and a fox-red… — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
“Attempts to locate oneself within history are as natural, and as absurd, as attempts to locate oneself within astronomy. On the day… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“It was no half-hearted spring, this: the whole island vibrated with it as though a great, ringing chord had been struck. Everyone… — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
“He glanced about him to make sure we weren't overheard, leaned forward, and whispered, 'He collects stamps.' The family looked bewildered. 'You… — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
