💬 Quotes
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"Even the bean trees, which have no right to grow, will bloom in the desert if they have a little bit of water and the right company."
— The Bean Trees.by Barbara Kingsolver
"You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve. And that is enough to keep your head up and your teeth set, even when the road is long through dark woods."
— Prince Caspianby C. S. Lewis
"But the creatures of Narnia, or such of them as were still on the side of Aslan, had no mind to be beaten by Telmarines."
— Prince Caspianby C. S. Lewis
"I have been asleep for hundreds of years. Great changes have come over this land."
— Prince Caspianby C. S. Lewis
"Doubting Aslan is not the same as not believing in him; it is simply the beginning of a long road back to faith."
— Prince Caspianby C. S. Lewis
"Wir sind die Kinder der Jahrtausende, wir sind die Träger des alten Blutes, das in unseren Adern wie flüssiges Feuer fließt."
"Das Böse ist ein Punkt der Sichtweise. Gott tötet wahllos, also warum sollten wir nicht dasselbe tun?"
"Ich wollte eine Königin sein, keine Göttin, aber die Sterblichen haben mir keine andere Wahl gelassen."
"Musik ist die einzige Sprache, die die Mauern zwischen den Welten durchbrechen kann, selbst für die Untoten."
"Was ist Unsterblichkeit wert, wenn man sie in einer Welt verbringt, die den Sinn für das Staunen verloren hat?"
"Wir sind nicht mehr die Jäger im Schatten; wir sind das Licht, das die Schatten verbrennt."
"If you would know what the world is, and what men are, go to sea—a stern school, but a sure one."
— Two Years Before the Mastby Richard Henry Dana
"The system of-flogging on board merchant vessels is not only degrading to the men, but utterly useless as a means of discipline, serving only to harden the heart and break the spirit."
— Two Years Before the Mastby Richard Henry Dana
"A man who loves the forest and the stream learns patience from them, and silence, which is the armor of the woodsman."
— The Spirit of the Borderby Zane Grey
"There are times when a man's hand must be against his fellow man, not out of malice, but because justice sleeps and only the rifle speaks."
— The Spirit of the Borderby Zane Grey
"A good book, like a good friend, will always be there for you when you need it, and it will never judge you, no matter how many times you’ve read it."
— L'affaire Jane Eyre (Thursday Next vol. 1)by Jasper Fforde
"If you don't keep up with your reading, you'll find that your life becomes a rather dull, unimaginative story."
— L'affaire Jane Eyre (Thursday Next vol. 1)by Jasper Fforde