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bougainvillea-and-saltwater · 4 months

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"God," thought Ross, "it does work and unfairly; but I want her, not any other, not the most beautiful eighteen-year-old damsel born out of a sea-shell, not the most seductive houri of any sultan's harem; I want her with her familiar gestures and her shining smile and her scarred knees, and I know she wants me in just the same way, and if there's any happiness more complete than this, I don't know it and am not sure I even want it."

— Winston Graham, The Black Moon

#and when i thought i couldn't love poldark more than i do i read lines like THESE #loveLOVE the way winston graham elaborates demelza's and ross' marriage: their complexities. their weaknesses. their flaws and imperfection #their *realness* as characters and couple. and most of all their enduring love #i could write essays about just how much i love my sweet demelza—#anyway hello poldark fans 👋#poldark #demelza poldark #demelza carne #ross poldark #winston graham #period drama #eleanor tomlinson

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