Characterization Quote by Roman Payne

““Favoring 'resolution' the way we do, it is hard for us men to write great love stories. Why?, because we want to tell too much. We aren’t satisfied unless at the end of the story the characters are lying there, panting.””

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“She is my morning, she is my evening; we have a love that blooms over and again, more beautifully each time than the last.…

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“Ô, Wanderess, Wanderess When did you feel your most euphoric kiss? Was I the source of your greatest bliss?”

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“No man sings as beautifully as when his song is accompanied by a woman’s voice.”

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“As I look back on my life, I think of how few rules should be followed. As for men, they must learn bravery and…

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“The green-eyed angel came in less than a half hour and fell docile as a lamb into my arms. We kissed and caressed, I…

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“When a Wanderess has been caged, Or perched with her wings clipped, She lives like a Stoic, and lives most heroic, When she smiles…

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“Never did the world make a queen of a girl who hides in houses and dreams without traveling.”

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“Champagne arrived in flûtes on trays, and we emptied them with gladness in our hearts... for when feasts are laid and classical music is…

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“We look up to see if it is day or night. If stars burn cool and moon does shine, we take to smoke divine…

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“We were hooked when we woke. We had arms for each other. But I yearned to resume My dreams of another.”

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“We made love outdoors Without a roof, I like most, Without stove, to make love, assuming the weather be fair and balmy, and the…

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“I was angry at myself for my inclination to vice. I longed for the day when a state of frenzy would lead my mind…

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