I still have in my memory, almost agonizing impressions of a serious illness which I had when I was about eight years old. Those about me called it scarlet fever, and its very name seemed to have a diabolical quality.
My emotions lose their force when I endeavor to interpret them, and my words seem very inept. - Pierre Loti
My emotions lose their force when I endeavor to interpret them, and my words seem very inept.
- Pierre Loti
My books were always full of ink blots, always stained and covered with smeared sketches and pictures, which one draws idly when his attention wander… - Pierre Loti
My books were always full of ink blots, always stained and covered with smeared sketches and pictures, which one draws idly when his attention wander…
Through the study of fossils I had already been initiated into the mysteries of prehistoric creations. - Pierre Loti
Through the study of fossils I had already been initiated into the mysteries of prehistoric creations.
The moon of a bright silver, which dazzles by its shining, illumines a world which surely is no longer ours; for it resembles in nothing what may be … - Pierre Loti
The moon of a bright silver, which dazzles by its shining, illumines a world which surely is no longer ours; for it resembles in nothing what may be …
Cats are possessed of a shy, retiring nature, cajoling, haughty, and capricious, difficult to fathom. They reveal themselves only to certain favored … - Pierre Loti
Cats are possessed of a shy, retiring nature, cajoling, haughty, and capricious, difficult to fathom. They reveal themselves only to certain favored …
But it is true that sometimes an enveloping darkness aids one to clearer vision; as in a panorama building, for example, where the obscurity about th… - Pierre Loti
But it is true that sometimes an enveloping darkness aids one to clearer vision; as in a panorama building, for example, where the obscurity about th…
If by chance I seated myself to write, she very slyly, very tenderly, seeking protection and caresses, would softly take her place on my knee and fol… - Pierre Loti
If by chance I seated myself to write, she very slyly, very tenderly, seeking protection and caresses, would softly take her place on my knee and fol…
Painting and music were the only things I worked at industriously and faithfully. - Pierre Loti
Painting and music were the only things I worked at industriously and faithfully.
Often, before returning home, I would take a long and roundabout way and pass by the peaceful ramparts from where I had glimpses of other provinces, … - Pierre Loti
Often, before returning home, I would take a long and roundabout way and pass by the peaceful ramparts from where I had glimpses of other provinces, …
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