The rays of the sun were already less blinding as they fell on the walls of the white house. In the distance an arm of the Nile stretched toward the suppleness of a shadow. Le Sommeil délivré (1952)
His voice swelled until it swallowed everything else in the house (Chapter 2) Le Sommeil délivré (1952)
When your fingers can give birth to creatures who are closer to life than the living will ever be, you are not alone. (Chapter 12) Le Sommeil délivré (1952)
With [her] I rediscovered my life. My sadness dropped away like a dead skin. (Chapter 9) Le Sommeil délivré (1952)
In his face was incarnated all the sadness in the world. His eyes did not seem to belong to him. (Chapter 6) Le Sommeil délivré (1952)
I thought I was opening [her] eyes, but I was opening my own as well. (Chapter 9) Le Sommeil délivré (1952)