Quote by Gordon Dahlquist Download Open image ““Despite himself he scoffed—a staccato bark of saliva—at the very notion of ladders.”” — Gordon Dahlquist ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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It’s impossible to read The Poison Belt, written in 1913, and not see in its exterminating vision a shadow of the coming war that… — Gordon Dahlquist Copy Share Image
“I didn't understand her being gone, either. I had seen her fall. Now her part of any conversation would always be unsaid, and the… — Gordon Dahlquist Copy Share Image
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“but a man did not acquire so much gold brocade without learning to swallow his own desire” — Gordon Dahlquist Copy Share Image
“each man braces his fear against his love. What you love may change. But if you love still, your fear remains” — Gordon Dahlquist Copy Share Image
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“She did not especially appreciate children either, but could be kind to them when they were silent.” — Gordon Dahlquist Copy Share Image
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“Did not pleasure depend on an architecture of perspective--on contrast and delay, withholding and loss? Did not true enjoyment rely in facing the future?” — Gordon Dahlquist Copy Share Image
“First you say I am a murderer - an agent in league against you - and now I am a deluded heartsick girl! Pray… — Gordon Dahlquist Copy Share Image
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“Is thinking small?" asked Isobel. "Small as air." May tapped my head with her finger. "And just as big.” — Gordon Dahlquist Copy Share Image
