Category Archives: novel quotes

quote: marlow and the garden of eden

Posted on October 16, 2010 by

Marlow (the protagonist), in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness: You know I hate, detest, and can’t bear a lie, not because I am straighter than the rest of us, but simply because it appalls me.  There is a taint of … Continue reading →

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novel quote: in our time by ernest hemingway

Posted on December 24, 2009 by

This quote comes from Hemingway’s short story “On the Quai at Smyrna” in the short story collection In Our Time: The Greeks were nice chaps too.  When they evacuated they had all their baggage animals they couldn’t take off with them … Continue reading →

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novel quote: the remains of the day by kazuo ishiguro

Posted on December 12, 2009 by

Mr. Stevens (the butler) on his inability to engage in bantering with his new employer and his need to gather advice from other professionals in his field: Such difficulties as these tend to be all the more preoccupying nowadays because … Continue reading →

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novel quote: dombey and son by charles dickens

Posted on December 5, 2009 by

Dickens’ characterization of Mr. Carker (a manager of a financial investment office): And although it is not among the instincts wild or domestic of the cat tribe to play at cards, feline from sole to crown was Mr Carker the … Continue reading →

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