I just finished it last night. I can't believe it's taken me this long to do so, it was so good. I find myself wishing people still spoke with that kind of language, it seems more powerful..or something. It toyed with my emotions more than any book I can remember. One minute I wanted to cry, the next I was laughing. Here are a few of my favorite quotes:
"The proofs that God does not exist are very strong, but in lots of people they are not as strong as the feeling that He does."
"Ladies were not ladies anymore, and you couldn't trust a gentleman's word."
"You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your preconception. You see what is, where most people see what they expect."
"There are no ugly questions except those clothed in condescension."
"A kind of light spread out from her. And everything changed color. And the world opened out. And a day was good to awaken to. And there were no limits to anything. And the people of the world were good and handsome. And I was not afraid anymore."
"I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is almost indestructible."
"He loved a celebration of the human soul. Such things were like personal triumph to him."
"Tom's cowardice was as huge as his courage, as it must be in great men. His violence balanced his tenderness. And himself was a pitted battlefield of his own forces."
"In uncertainty I am certain that underneath their topmost layers of frailty men want to be good and want to be loved. Indeed, most of their vices are attempted short cuts to love."
"They say a clean cut heals soonest. There's nothing sadder to me than associations held together by nothing but the glue of postage stamps. If you can't see or touch a man, it's best to let him go."
"I don't want to know how it comes out. I only want to be there while it's going on."
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