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“All of them had a restlessness in common.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“The restlessness and the longing, like the longing that is in the whistle of a faraway train. Except that the longing isn't really in the whistle—it is in you.”
― The Little Cow and the Turtle
― The Little Cow and the Turtle
“But she—her life was cold as a garret whose dormer window looks on the north, and ennui, the silent spider, was weaving its web in the darkness in every corner of her heart.”
― Madame Bovary
― Madame Bovary
“For those who believe, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not believe, no explanation is possible.”
― The Song of Bernadette
― The Song of Bernadette
“You forget," I said. "My calling obliges me to respect one quality above all others — the quality of mercy."
"Well, I'm a just man. No one can deny that." I
did not speak, and he said sharply:
"Why don't you answer? A penny for your
thoughts, man." I hesitated, then I decided to
speak.
"I was thinking," I said, "that when my time
comes, I should be sorry if the only plea I had
to offer was that of justice. Because it might mean that only justice would be meted out to me.”
― Murder at the Vicarage
"Well, I'm a just man. No one can deny that." I
did not speak, and he said sharply:
"Why don't you answer? A penny for your
thoughts, man." I hesitated, then I decided to
speak.
"I was thinking," I said, "that when my time
comes, I should be sorry if the only plea I had
to offer was that of justice. Because it might mean that only justice would be meted out to me.”
― Murder at the Vicarage
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