“The Texan turned out to be good-natured, generous and likable. In three days no one could stand him.”
― Catch-22
― Catch-22
“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“Bathsheba loved Troy in the way that only self-reliant women love when they abandon their self-reliance. When a strong woman recklessly throws away her strength she is worse than a weak woman who has never any strength to throw away. One source of her inadequacy is the novelty of the occasion. She has never had practice in making the best of such a condition. Weakness is doubly weak by being new.”
― Far From the Madding Crowd
― Far From the Madding Crowd
“Why are they going to disappear him?'
I don't know.'
It doesn't make sense. It isn't even good grammar.”
― Catch-22
I don't know.'
It doesn't make sense. It isn't even good grammar.”
― Catch-22
“Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. With Major Major it had been all three. Even among men lacking all distinction he inevitably stood out as a man lacking more distinction than all the rest, and people who met him were always impressed by how unimpressive he was.”
― Catch-22
― Catch-22
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