418 Quotes About Classics

I am always drawn back to places where I have lived, the houses and their neighborhoods. For instance, there is a brownstone in the East Seventies where, during the early years of the war, I had my first New York apartment.

In my younger and more vulnerable years, my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins, my sin, my soul, Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth.

The best safety lies in fear-Shakespeare

Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it.

The best books inspire you to be better and get up and do something!

Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents,' grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. 'It’s so dreadful to be poor!' sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress.

Porque en un sitio como el barrio de pobres, donde las palabras escacean y se aniquilan, aquel capaz de tratar con ellas, hilvanarlas, hacerlas jugosas, puede ver más allá de su propia desgracia.

For the mystery of man's being is not only in living, but in what one lives for. Without a firm idea of what he lives for, man will not consent to live and will sooner destroy himself than remain on earth, even if there is bread all around him.