"The Beatrice Letters" Quotes

If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book.

I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant.

To Beatrice - My love flew like a butterfly until death swooped down like a bat.

I will love you as a drawer loves a secret compartment, and as a secret compartment loves a secret, and as a secret loves to make a person gasp.

To Beatrice - My love flew like a butterfly, until it died a terrible death, crushed under the weight of your lies.

Sometimes words are not enough.

To Beatrice - My love for you is like a ticking clock, loud but hidden.

I will love you as the iceberg loves the ship, and the passengers love the lifeboat, and the lifeboat loves the teeth of the sperm whale, and the sperm whale loves the flavor of naval uniforms.

To Beatrice - I cherish the memories of a question my nephew asked me the other day, specifically, 'Uncle Lemony, why do you have to be so sad?'

To Beatrice - Darling, dearest, dead.