Favorite lines from books
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“This won't look so good in my obituary," Schaffer said dolefully. There was a perceptible edge of strain under the lightly-spoken words."Gave his life for his country in a ladies' lavatory in Upper Bavaria.”
― Alistair MacLean, Where Eagles Dare
― Alistair MacLean, Where Eagles Dare
Nice guys do not finish last, and jerks do not finish first. Great performers finish first, and if they are great and good people they do even better. The qualities that lead to great performance are only enhanced in great relationships. The opposite is also true: great performance qualities are either limited or reduced by dysfunctional relationships. - Power of the Other by Henry Cloud
Jenny Curran: Do you ever dream, Forrest, about who you're gonna be?
Forrest Gump: Who I'm gonna be?
Jenny Curran: Yeah.
Forrest Gump: Aren't-aren't I going to be me?
- Forrest Gump (yes it was a book!
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Forrest Gump: Who I'm gonna be?
Jenny Curran: Yeah.
Forrest Gump: Aren't-aren't I going to be me?
- Forrest Gump (yes it was a book!
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Instead of movie lines, let's find some of your favorite quotes from books. They can be from any genre!
What are some of your favorites?
Mine currently is this:
"Then he isn't safe?" said Lucy. "Safe?" said Mr. Beaver; "don't you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you." The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
What are some of your favorites?
Mine currently is this:
"Then he isn't safe?" said Lucy. "Safe?" said Mr. Beaver; "don't you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you." The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
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I have read soooo many different kinds of books throughout my life, so my head is filled with over 50 years of favorite passages and quotes.
But I will never forget how my desire to write came to life when I first read HG Wells' science fiction novel, "The Time Machine." This part of his story sticks out in my mind still:
"In another moment we were standing face to face, I and this fragile thing out of futurity. He came straight up to me and laughed into my eyes. The absence from his bearing of any sign of fear struck me at once. Then he turned to the two others who were following him and spoke to them in a strange and very sweet and liquid tongue."
But I will never forget how my desire to write came to life when I first read HG Wells' science fiction novel, "The Time Machine." This part of his story sticks out in my mind still:
"In another moment we were standing face to face, I and this fragile thing out of futurity. He came straight up to me and laughed into my eyes. The absence from his bearing of any sign of fear struck me at once. Then he turned to the two others who were following him and spoke to them in a strange and very sweet and liquid tongue."
