I could hear the knock and whistle of the water pipes, the purr of the calico cat. And at that moment a happiness filled me that was pure and perfect and yet it was bled with despair - as if I had been handed a cup of ambrosial nectar to drink from and knew that once I finished drinking, the cup would be withdrawn forever, and nothing to come would ever taste as good. David Leavitt
About This Quote

A quote from the novel "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott. The author uses the metaphor of a cup to describe the perfection and the transient beauty of life. The only way to keep those qualities is to drink from the cup, and then it will be taken away and there will be nothing better.

Source: While England Sleeps

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