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Set on the Greek island of Cephalonia during World War II, "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" is a poignant tale of love, war, and survival as a young Italian officer falls for the local doctor's daughter amidst the chaos of the occupying forces.

fiction | 560 pages | Published in 2011

Quotes

Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides.

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When you fall in love, it is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake, and then it subsides.

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We should care about who we truly are, not who we appear to be.

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History is the propaganda of the victors.

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Your love is the weather of my being.

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He had the look of a man who has settled down and found contentment.

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The power of music was a mystery.

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I know that the heart is a treacherous beast.

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It is the music of the universe, the song of creation itself.

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True love is something that raises its head at the most inconvenient time.

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