Magda Szabó: The Door |
If I ask for something and you give it, do it without a speech; otherwise what's the point of giving.
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Every emotional relationship contains the possibility of attack; and the more people I let get close to me, the more numerous the channels along which danger might come to me.
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If the sand has drained out for someone, don`t hold him back, because you can`t give him anything to replace life. [...] To love, you have to know how to kill, too.
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God generally doesn't pay any attention to us if we ask for something, but if we're afraid of something, he always grants it.
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