It was like struggling with some crushing physical task, something which one had the right to refuse and which one was nevertheless neurotically anxious to accomplish.

“Gordon eyed them with inert hatred. At this moment he hated all books, and nove…”

“Tea is one of the main stays of civilization in this country.”

“كلما ازداد عدد الذين يضاجعونكِ منهم ازداد حبي لكِ. هل تفهمين ما أعني ؟”

“Political language -- and with variations this is true of all political parties…”