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"And this stillness of life did not in the least resemble a peace. It was the stillness of an implacable force brooding over an inscrutable intention. It looked at you with a vengeful aspect."
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
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#joseph conrad  #heart of darkness  #quote  #lit  #literary quote 
"He sensed between them an understanding too deep to articulate: the unspeakable knowledge that everything is lost."
Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad
— 3 days ago with 6 notes
#jennifer egan  #a visit from the goon squad  #quote  #lit  #literary quote 
"The characters in my novels are my own unrealized possibilities. That is why I am equally fond of them all and equally horrified by them. Each one has crossed a border that I myself have circumvented."
Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
— 5 days ago with 3 notes
#milan kundera  #the unbearable lightness of being  #quote  #lit  #literary quote 
"I have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream past the wit of man to say what dream it was. Man is but an ass if he go about to expound this dream."
William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
— 6 days ago
#william shakespeare  #a midsummer night's dream  #quote  #lit  #literary quote 
"Whatever we tell ourselves, things matter to us more than people. Not the scattering of communities or the torments of the martyrs or the putting of an end to prayer […]"
Alan Bennett, The History Boys
— 1 week ago with 17 notes
#alan bennett  #the history boys  #quote  #lit  #literary quote 
"Unwitting innocence is sometimes more penetrating than cunning. Thinking to administer a pinprick, she plucked at his heart."
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
— 1 week ago with 2 notes
#victor hugo  #les misérables  #quote  #lit  #literary quote 
"All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one may in his time play many parts."
William Shakespeare, As You Like It
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#william shakespeare  #as you like it  #quote  #lit  #literary quote 
"I’m convinced that fear is at the root of most bad writing."
Stephen King, On Writing
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#stephen king  #on writing  #quote  #lit  #literary quote 
"Our courts have their faults, as does any human institution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal."
Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
— 2 weeks ago with 1 note
#harper lee  #to kill a mockingbird  #lit  #quote  #literary quote 
"Social oppression may begin at any age."
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
— 2 weeks ago with 1 note
#victor hugo  #les misérables  #quote  #lit  #literary quote 
"I have seen this too many times before. The unwarranted devotion. Putting up with the fear of being with the wrong person because you can’t deal with the fear of being alone. The hope tinged with doubt, and the doubt tinged with hope. Every time I see these feelings in someone else’s face, it weighs me down."
David Levithan, Every Day
— 2 weeks ago with 174 notes
#david levithan  #every day  #quote  #lit  #literary quote 
"She cannot love,
Nor take no shape nor project of affection,
She is so self-endeared."
William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
— 2 weeks ago with 9 notes
#william shakespeare  #much ado about nothing  #quote  #lit  #literary quote 
"Even extreme grief may ultimately vent itself in violence – but more generally takes the form of apathy…"
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
— 3 weeks ago with 38 notes
#joseph conrad  #heart of darkness  #quote  #lit  #literary quote 
"Insofar as it is possible to divide people into categories, the surest criterion is the deep-seated desires that orient them to one or another lifelong activity."
Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
— 3 weeks ago
#milan kundera  #the unbearable lightness of being  #quote  #lit  #literary quote 
"No one is more avidly curious about other people’s doing than those persons whom they do not concern."
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
— 3 weeks ago with 1 note
#victor hugo  #les misèrables  #quote  #lit  #literary quote 
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