Anita Brookner

Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad women never take the blame read more

Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad women never take the blame for anything.

A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.

A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.

Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is very rare because most people read more

Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is very rare because most people are strategists.

You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for read more

You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish.

The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule.

The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule.