He kissed me for a long moment, holding my shoulders, perhaps to keep me from pressing my whole body against his. Then he tried to lift my bag." My God, " he said. "What happened?"" I found out one may check out twenty books at a time from the school library. Laura Whitcomb
About This Quote

This quote is from the movie, "The English Patient." It's an interesting story of a man who falls in love with a woman during World War II, but the war separates them. Years later, they are reunited. The woman has made her home in Africa with a bed-ridden friend who is dying of lung cancer. He visits her every day, despite his busy schedule as a surgeon. Their reunion is short-lived, but it was sweet.

Source: A Certain Slant Of Light

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