In the last book I read, the character quoted this, "The darker the night - the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!" As I was reading it, I felt a need to discover who said that quote in the first place. Why did the person say that? What connection do the two have?
These quotes within texts are a two-edged sword for me. On the one hand they distract me with wanting to know more about the source of the quote, just like a dog seeing a squirrel and getting distracted with the fun at hand. Then again the answering of these questions usually leads me to add more books to my To-Read List because if the quote was good in my current book, then it must be good in its original source, too. Right?
That quote is from Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky which has been on my To-Read List for a long time. Because of the quote, now it just might have to move up the list once again. So many books, so little time!
What's on your To-Read List that wants to move on up?
These quotes within texts are a two-edged sword for me. On the one hand they distract me with wanting to know more about the source of the quote, just like a dog seeing a squirrel and getting distracted with the fun at hand. Then again the answering of these questions usually leads me to add more books to my To-Read List because if the quote was good in my current book, then it must be good in its original source, too. Right?
That quote is from Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky which has been on my To-Read List for a long time. Because of the quote, now it just might have to move up the list once again. So many books, so little time!
What's on your To-Read List that wants to move on up?