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Quotes of the Day!

Sam looked at me soft. And she hugged me. And I closed my eyes because I wanted to know nothing but her arms.

 

I like girls. I really do. Because they can think you look good in a bathing suit even when you don’t.

 

Then, we both rested our heads on her shoulders, like a sideways hug, which made her cry even harder. Or maybe it let her cry even harder. I’m not sure which.

 

The above quotes are all from Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I just read the book and I enjoyed it a whole lot (and, in a way, it reminded me of The Human Comedy which is another great book). Things are stated so simply and you get wrapped up in them – but looking back through the book at the quotes I liked … I realized they’re all so contextual. I wanted to highlight some great lines but I realized I couldn’t just throw the lines out there.

But I also didn’t want to write a whole new post. So … here are a few lines, and my thumbs up on the book.

Thus ends this post!

Quotes of the Day! – Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence

All of the below quotes are from Sons and Lovers, by D.H. Lawrence. Kicking it off with probably my favorite:

Oh, you make me knit the brows of my very soul and cogitate.

So, in seeking to make him nobler than he could be, she destroyed him.

Nevertheless, the load of anxiety scarcely ever left her heart, lest William should do the wrong thing by himself.

She was only his conscience, not his mate.

She knew that “he was not there,” as she put it. Often, when she had him with her, she looked for him, and could not find him.

Samuel L. Jackson Home Security Network

 

DANG IT! The sound quality stinks for Sammy L! Turn it up I guess … listen close for the quotes. I may try and re-do this because it’s a really dumb video, but I like it.

 

Have a good weekend folkses!