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The knowledge that she would never be loved in return acted upon her ideas as a tide acts upon cliffs.
Thornton Wilder The Bridge of San Luis Rey
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The knowledge that she would never be loved in return acted upon her ideas as a tide acts upon cliffs.
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Thornton Wilder

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

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