Quote by Gerald Durrell Download Open image ““It was due to this attitude of pomposity that he set the villa on fire. Leslie”” — Gerald Durrell ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“He liked being in a place where everything from forgetfulness to homicide might be blamed on the heat.” — Jan Karon Copy Share Image
“He was drowsy. “I hope, I hope in my heart, that the fire is out. It burned too hot.” — Robert Goolrick Copy Share Image
“The captain gave the order to fire. Arcadio barely had time to put out his chest and raise his head, not understanding where the… — Gabriel García Márquez Copy Share Image
“Keep a line of retreat,’ Warwick ordered. To his disgust, his voice trembled and he cleared his throat loudly before going on with his orders. ‘They are traitors all. We go in, kill as many as we can in the surprise, then pull back into …’ He looked around, seeing a small wooden signpost. He leaned closer to read it… — Conn Iggulden Copy Share
“In the next days it took little provocation for us to flick the flint of our Zippo lighters. Thatched roofs take the flame quickly,… — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
“I am not a pyromaniac," I said. "I only set things on fire because it's expedient” — Christina Henry Copy Share Image
“For a second, fire flared inside of him, not like mine, but the fire of a man about to lose control.” — M. R. Noble Copy Share Image
Gradually the magic of the island [Corfu] settled over us as gently and clingingly as pollen. — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
They were maps that lived, maps that one could study, frown over, and add to; maps, in short, that really meant something. — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
“It's all your fault, Mother,' said Larry austerely; 'you shouldn't have brought us up to be so selfish.' 'I like that!' exclaimed Mother. 'I… — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
As I watched the pulsing fire among the trees and heard the beat of the drum merge and tremble with the voices, forming an… — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
Each day had a tranquility a timelessness about it so that you wished it would never end. But then the dark skin of the… — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
We stared at the odd garment and wondered what it was for. 'What is it?' asked Larry at length. 'It's a bathing costume, of… — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
“Lying spread-eagled in the silky water, gazing into the sky, only moving my hands and feet slightly to keep afloat, I was looking at… — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
“Larry was always full of ideas about things of which he had no experience.” — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
“No sooner were they drowsing pleasantly than the Magenpies would start the food call, one doing the hiccoughs while the other did the piping.… — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
“The noise of drinking was exhilarating. Champagne corks popped and the pale, chrysanthemum-coloured liquid, whispering gleefully with bubbles, hissed into the glasses; heavy red… — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
My childhood in Corfu shaped my life. If I had the craft of Merlin, I would give every child the gift of my childhood. — Gerald Durrell Copy Share Image
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