She was a little thing, too, inciting that basic compulsion....

“ She was a little thing, too, inciting that basic compulsion in him as a man to protect her in so hectic a place as post-war Israel. Even so, his actions were borne out of an entirely different instinct, altogether: to fool her and anyone within a dart's range... to protect himself. ”

V.S. Carnes

From : Sand for Dreams