Quotes by Paullina Simons

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“War was the ultimate chaos, a pounding, soul-destroying snarl, ending in blown-apart men lying unburied on the cold earth. There was nothing more cosmically chaotic than war.”
— Paullina Simons, The Bronze Horseman
chaos death war

“Though outwardly Kristina maintained that a clean room was a symptom of a diseased mind (for how could she, while studying the world's greatest thinkers, be bothered with such mundane earthly issue...”
— Paullina Simons, Red Leaves
cleanliness college untidy

“I’m getting off the boat at Coconut Grove. It’s six and you’re not on the dock. I finish up, and start walking home, thinking you’re tied up making dinner, and then I see you and Ant hurrying down ...”
— Paullina Simons, The Summer Garden
family love memories tatiana-and-alexander

“Tatiana hugged him and said, “And here’s mine: ‘Honey, what do you prefer—my beautiful body or my beautiful face?’” “Your sense of humor,” returned Alexander, holding her to him until she couldn’t ...”
— Paullina Simons, Tatiana and Alexander
happy humor jokes love