“That's why I'm talking to you. 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.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“Act, Zachary Martin Glass, when and where you want to, since you feel you must, but do it with all your might. If you do anything at all beautiful on a stage, anything nameless and joy-making, anything above and beyond the call of theatrical ingenuity, S. and I will both rent tuxedos and rhinestone hats and solemnly come around to the stage door with bouquets of snapdragons.”
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“She was the amoureuse of all the novels, the heroine of all the plays, the vague “she” of all the poetry books.”
― Madame Bovary
― Madame Bovary
“He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.”
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“I could be held back just by being needed. Please try not to need me. That's the worst bait of all to a lonely man.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
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