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“adversity bends the heart as fire bends the stubborn steel, and those who are no longer their own governors, and the denizens of their own free independent state, must crouch before strangers.”
― Ivanhoe
― Ivanhoe
“The promises, the terrors, the hopes of eternity, are the concern of the corrupt dead; but the obvious sweetness of life belongs to living, healthy men.”
― Tales of Unrest
― Tales of Unrest
“He had found the secret of keeping for ever on the run the fundamental imbecility of mankind; he had the secret of life, that confounded dying man, and he made himself master of every moment of our existence.”
― The Nigger of the Narcissus
― The Nigger of the Narcissus
“A writing may be lost; a lie may be written; but what the eye has seen is truth and remains in the mind!”
― The Lagoon
― The Lagoon
“these pearls are orient, but they yield in whiteness to your teeth; the diamonds are brilliant, but they cannot match your eyes; and ever since I have taken up this wild trade, I have made a vow to prefer beauty to wealth.”
― Ivanhoe
― Ivanhoe
Udi’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Udi’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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