04 Oct 04
Here's one from my all-time, hands-down, most favorite ever book:
"Sadly, sadly, the sun rose; it rose upon no sadder sight than the man of good abilities and good emotions, incapable of their directed exercise, incapable of his own help and his own happiness, sensible of the blight on him, and resigning himself to let it eat him away."
Wow. I love that.
It's from A Tale of Two Cities, Book 2 - Chapter 5 "The Jackal"
Do you have a favorite quote from a novel or poem that speaks to you?