WWI is a romantic war, in all senses of the word. An entire generation of men and women left the comforts of Edwardian life to travel bravely, and sometimes even jauntily, to almost certain death. At the very least, any story or novel about WWI is about innocence shattered in the face of experience.
Copy QuoteLove recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
Copy Quote View & ShareO, thou art fairer than the evening air clad in the beauty of a thousand stars.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe romantic love we feel toward the opposite sex is probably one extra help from God to bring you together, but that's it. All the rest of it, the true love, is the test.
Copy Quote View & ShareI'm a romantic; a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against hope that they won't.
Copy Quote View & ShareHow far away the stars seem, and how far is our first kiss, and ah, how old my heart.
Copy Quote View & ShareLove is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise.
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