In the taxi I let my hand lie on her leg like a promise, but I had no …

Graham Greene
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In the taxi I let my hand lie on her leg like a promise, but I had no intention of keeping my promise. ✨ Graham Greene (1974). The end of the affair, Vintage
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Ordinary life goes on--that has saved many a man's reason.
There was a tacit understanding between them that 'liquor helped'; growing more miserable with every glass one hoped for the moment of relief. ✨ Graham Greene (1973). The Portable Graham Greene
Insecurity is the worst sense that lovers feel; sometimes the most humdrum desireless marriage seems better. Insecurity twists meanings and poisons trust.
I wish sometimes you had a few bad motives, you might understand a little more about human beings. ✨ Graham Greene (1973). The Collected Edition: The quiet American
A man kept his character even when he was insane. ✨ Graham Greene (1973). The Collected Edition: The ministry of fear

In the taxi I let my hand lie on her leg like a promise, but I had no intention of keeping my promise. ✨ Graham Greene (1974). The end of the affair, Vintage

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