“The oligarchy was divided into Liberals and Conservatives, who were united in their terror of communism after the success of the Cuban Revolution, especially since many of them had had interests in the brothels and casinos of Havana; others had… — Louis de Bernières Copy Share Image
Family law is institutionally anti-male. I've been lobbying MPs, and I'm not going to give up campaigning for equality until I get equality. — Louis de Bernieres Copy Share Image
...but then the general trouble with ignorance is always that the ignorant person has no idea that that's what they are. You can be… — Louis de Bernieres Copy Share Image
Did you know that childhood is the only time in our lives when insanity is not only permitted to us, but expected? — Louis de Bernieres Copy Share Image
God is an oppressor, He is incapable of human sympathy; behind a smiling face He hides an evil heart. — Louis de Bernieres Copy Share Image
Your lips are like sugar And your cheeks an apple Your breasts are paradise And your body a lily. O, to kiss the sugar… — Louis de Bernieres Copy Share Image
When you fall in love, it is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake, and then it subsides. And when it subsides, you… — Louis de Bernieres Copy Share Image
The De Bernieres were very military. I broke the military tradition but I was terribly proud of my father being a soldier. — Louis de Bernieres Copy Share Image
We should care for each other more than we care for ideas, or else we will end up killing each other. — Louis de Bernieres Copy Share Image
“Pelagia put her hands on her hips, taking advantage of the superiority implicit in the fact that she was standing and he lying down.” — Louis de Bernières Copy Share Image
