Live The Vibrant Life
With all the real-life political drama that we are dealing with these days, this book is extremely relevant. But it also provides the fun & intellectual escape you expect from a psychological thriller
The spirit of his demands was that of a practical religion, the only religion of any possible worth – the religion of right living.
The past is very seductive…really it’s the present that’s in a mist, uncertain. The past is quite clear, and warm, and comforting. That’s why people often get stuck there.
I happen to believe every story is a love story if you catch it at the right moment, slantwise in the light of dusk.
A man’s character is like his house. If he tears boards off his house and burns them to keep himself warm and comfortable, his house soon becomes a ruin. If he tells lies to be able to do the things he shouldn’t do but wants to, his character will soon become a ruin. A man with a ruined character is a shame on the face of the earth.
But then a better thought occurred, and this was the one I carried away with me that day: If my life was to be just a single note in an endless symphony, how could I not sound it out for as long and as loudly as I could?
“…Books can become worn and faded but never grow old. Miguel de Cervantes teaches that everyone, regardless of nobility or peasantry, is important. It’s a message of hope, and what is life without hope? Do you agree, Angelina?”
Angelina thought of all she wanted to accomplish in life. “Hope is everything,” she said.
I am no longer afraid of getting old. Indeed I can’t believe I ever said anything so stupid. So childish. So offensive and arrogant.
But mainly, so very, very stupid. I desperately want to grow old.
This is a classic Southern Coming of Age story that leaves book lovers feeling like they have already read it a hundred times. Yet they want to continue to read it again and again