Some people you just had to embrace, in some way or another, had to bite into the muscle, to remain sane in their company. You needed to grab their hand and clutch it like a downer so they would pull you into their midst. Otherwise they, walking casually down the street towards you, almost about to wave, would leap over a wall and be gone for months.


The English Patient (ed. Vintage, 2011) - ISBN: 9780307776624

Michael Ondaatje Quotes

Some people you just had to embrace, in some way or another, had to bite into the muscle, to remain sane in their company. You needed to grab their...

Some people you just had to embrace, in some way or another, had to bite into the muscle, to remain sane in their company. You needed to grab their...

Some people you just had to embrace, in some way or another, had to bite into the muscle, to remain sane in their company. You needed to grab their...

Some people you just had to embrace, in some way or another, had to bite into the muscle, to remain sane in their company. You needed to grab their...