Quotes from Winston Graham

no one expected you to have. I trust he appreciates the

sigh, for her returning life was a tonic to his soul. Whatever she suffered, whatever loss came to her, she would throw it off, for it was not in her nature to go under. Although she was the woman and he a fierce and sometimes arrogant man, hers was the stronger nature because the more pliant. That did not mean that she did not feel Julia's death as deeply and as bitterly, but he saw that she would recover first.

The Trenwith Poldarks had never been sticklers for the agrémens

But moral argument is the most potent force in the world, Captain. It was that more than force of arms that defeated us in America.

Poi, mentre la fiamma moriva lentamente e un oggetto dopo l'altro nella stanza scivolava nelle ombre, [Demelza] si sdraiò e si rannicchiò insieme al cane, sentendo la tensione di lui che si allentava man mano che gli sussurrava parole amorevoli all'orecchio.

Their love was not in question. What was in question was what they would make of it.

The silver sword across the sea became tarnished and shrank until it was gone and only the old moon remained, bloated and dark, sinking into the mist.

Sentì svegliarsi dentro di sè l'oscuro desiderio di mandare in pezzi la sua compostezza, ma subito lo represse.

In order to destroy this system which we so much detest we are creating conditions over here which run contrary to our dearest p-principles.

But once ignited the power and the grace of the Holy Spirit was like a bush fire.

Lui fece girare il frustino ancora e ancora tra le dita. «Sai che non ti odio. Buon Dio, dovresti sapere che...»

Devi avere un ottimo controllo sui tuoi sentimenti visto che li rigiri come più ti piace. Vorrei esserne capace anch'io. Qual è il segreto?»

As would be the case all through her life, she had a store of nervous energy, unavailable at ordinary times but able to serve her in sudden need. It was a fundamental reserve that a stronger person might never know.

Ross si avvicinò alla porta, vi appoggiò contro una mano. Gli occhi di lei adesso erano quasi asciutti e straordinariamente scuri.

Le loro voci erano basse e calde. La pura intimità della loro unione.

It's you and me," she said, "in our own house. Nothing between us—no interruption. Maybe it's because I'm just of common stock, but I want the home about me: candles burning, curtains drawn, warmth, tea, friendship, love. Those are what matter to me. This morning—even a few hours ago—I thought it was all gone forever.

But was any future, anyone's future, unfraught by hazards of some sort? The only security was death. So long as one wanted to go on living on had to accept the risks. Well, she accepted them...

Ross provava un senso di perfetta soddisfazione. Riceveva amore e lo donava in egual misura, generosamente. In quel momento il loro rapporto non aveva alcun difetto.

Ross?» «Sì, fiorellino?» «Ancora fiorellino» disse lei. «Stasera sono stata un bocciolo e un fiorellino. Spero che tra qualche anno non comincino a chiamarmi baccello.» Lui rise a bassa voce ma a lungo.

Sawle-with-Grambler; but Sawle Church would hardly have been big enough, Truro was more central for most of the guests, and November with its heavy rains was not a time for country travel. It was a big wedding after all.

The light had flooded the land long before the sun was up, and the sea, where wisps of mist clung to it, looked like milk in a pan being heated to make cream.

A Nampara, nonostante tutti i vincoli che doveva rispettare, era libera; e lavorava insieme a persone cui si era affezionata e per un uomo che adorava.

he was deeply annoyed at having to leave the fair before he was drunk, a thing that had never happened to him since he was ten.

Oh, nonsense,' said Ross. 'Don't owe your happiness to anyone.