Quote by Lawrence Durrell

I think often, and never without a certain fear of Nessim's love for Justine. It coloured his unhappiness with a kind of ecstasy Yet one touch of humour would have saved him from such dreadful comprehensive suffering.

I think often, and never without a certain fear of Nessim's

Summary

This quote suggests that the speaker, possibly Justine, is pondering over their friend Nessim's intense love for Justine. The speaker acknowledges that Nessim's passionate love for Justine greatly influences his state of unhappiness, creating a mix of pain and euphoria within him. However, they also imply that if Nessim had injected some humor into his perspective, he might have been spared from experiencing such intense and profound suffering.

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Love

By Lawrence Durrell

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