"The chief thing about a woman -- who……" — DH Lawrence
"The chief thing about a woman -- who is much of a woman -- is that in the long run she is not to be had... She is not to be caught by any of the catch-words, love, beauty, honor, duty, worth, work, salvation -- none of them -- not in the long run."
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DH Lawrence
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25 Quotes by DH Lawrence
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I am in love - and, my God, it's the greatest thing that can happen to a man. I tell…
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I would have loved it - without the French
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For what is the beloved? She is that which I myself am not. In the act of love, I am…
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In the ancient recipe, the three antidotes for dullness or boredom are sleep, drink, and travel. It is rather feeble.…
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It's all this cold-hearted fucking that is death and idiocy.
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And down his mouth comes to my mouth! and down His bright dark eyes come over me, like a hood…
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Naught is possessed, neither gold, nor land nor love, nor life, nor peace, nor even sorrow nor death, nor yet…
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I cannot be a materialist -- but Oh, how is it possible that a God who speaks to all hearts…
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I used to think a good book was the best company, but now Ive thought better.
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