Aziz winked at him slowly and said: “...There are many ways of being a…

E. M. Forster
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Aziz winked at him slowly and said: “...There are many ways of being a man; mine is to express what is deepest in my heart. ✨ E. M. Forster (2010). A Passage to India, p.270, RosettaBooks
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Aziz winked at him slowly and said: “...There are many ways of being a man; mine is to express what is deepest in my heart. ✨ E. M. Forster (2010). A Passage to India, p.270, RosettaBooks

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