The love between a writer and a reader is never celebrated. Patricia Duncker More Quotes by Patricia Duncker More Quotes From Patricia Duncker You can say anything, anything, if it is beautifully said. Patricia Duncker ifs say-anything said You write your first novel with the desperation of the damned. You're afraid that you'll never write anything else, ever again. Patricia Duncker desperation writing firsts Freedom: both so priceless and so expensive. Patricia Duncker priceless expensive Love is not feeling, child, nor even the passion of lovers, which always seeks only its own gratification. It is the act of caring, of giving, the act of protecting the weak, the helpless, the imprisoned and the desperate. Love is the hand raised in defence. You cannot love and keep your hands clean. Patricia Duncker passion caring children