While the
first category (Top Five Book Boy Friends) is relatively easy, picking
memorable quotes turned out to be a harder one. And books I have read this year—although
not too many—contains many good quotes. These five I have picked are probably
not the best of all, but they are five quotes that first popped in my head, and
thus, being the most memorable ones for me. Here they are:
5. The Confession by
John Grisham
The quote is
from Keith Schroeder, a reverend who is accidentally involved in a death
penalty case. He criticizes the death penalty as it is actually a systematic
killing empowered by law. I agree!
4. The Portrait of A
Lady by Henry James
It might not be a very inspiring line from Ralph
Touchett; and you must read the book to know the emotional touch of what Ralph
says to Isabel. It’s an ordinary line, but it really reminds me of one
particular event—the most emotional one—that made me cry when reading this
book. I cannot reveal more than this without revealing the whole story.
3. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Again, this quote
might not have any meanings for you, not touching, nor inspiring. It’s Andrew
Bolkonski’s line during the war. It’s memorable to me because that quote made
me realize the true nature of a war. I have never thought about it before I
read War and Peace, and Tolstoy has changed my way of thinking about war after
I finished it. This quote extracted what Tolstoy meant to say about war.
2. Harry Potter and
the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
And this is
the most memorable wisdom from Professor Albus Dumbledore. I feel that this is
one of the big messages Rowling wants to convey by writing Harry Potter
(besides about love conquering evil). It talks about the freedom to choose what
we would become, it’s a free will, and even God could not control our choices.
He only leads us, persuades us to be good, but in the end, it’s our own
decision that decide what we become. It’s a simple, yet strong, quote!
1. The Great Gatsby by
F. Scott Fitzgerald
And the
winner is…..of course….this famous ending from The Great Gatsby. I loved it even
when I first read it (and didn’t quite understand most of the prose). I loved
it more after rereading it (and now understand it quite much). The quote is
laden with hidden meanings, but Fitzgerald wrote it beautifully. It’s Nick
Carraway’s line talking about how Americans (represented by Gatsby in this
story) pursue their dream while still holding the past. One of the most
memorable quotes from one of the most memorable book!
What about
you? Share your memorable quotes in the linky below!
from the quote no.4, i can catch (a little) the emotional touch you mean though i haven't read the book.
ReplyDeletewell, i mean, its not really ordinary :)
Yep, you're right, it's really emotional.
Deletecoba ya kalo terjemahannya Gatsby nggak kacrut mungkin akan jadi salah satu buku favoritku tahun ini secara ceritanya jleb banget :(
ReplyDeleteYup. Gak pengen coba baca Englishnya, Lis? ;)
Deleteaduh, nyerah deh mbak, klasik banget pastinya dan bahasanya lebih susah, nyerah --"
DeleteJK Rowling is probably one of the most talented authors ever - who could write so many best quotes, it's so hard to choose only one of them :)
ReplyDeleteAgree!
DeleteThis Gatsby quote is fantastic. I've read the book twice, but both times in translation, so the next read will definitely be in English.
ReplyDeleteYes, you definitely must! ;)
DeleteJohn Grisham's quote should be written on every wall in this world. Although I still believe that some people deserve death penalty, depends on their crime.
ReplyDeletePerhaps some people do deserve death penalty, the question is still the same, who are we, that we have the right to kill others? because God is the only one who posses that right. I think it's what Grisham meant in the quote.
DeleteRowling, Grisham and Fitzgerald, just asking why there is no Dumas or Zola :D
ReplyDeleteZola never bothers much about wise words. The only memorable quote from him (for me) is from Germinal (the ending). But you're going to read it next year anyway, eh? ;)
DeleteTit for tat, equivalent exchange *merenung*
ReplyDeletejadi makin penasaran ama The Great Gatsby :))
ReplyDeleteFrom the 5 quotes, I love JK Rowling's and Fitzgerald's, because those are the only books I've read from all 5.
ReplyDeleteLOL! But both are inspiring and beautiful, aren't they?
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