![]() We thoughtfully gather quotes from our favorite books, both classic and current, andĬhoose the ones that are most thought-provoking. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a bookĪnd to carry with us the author’s best ideas. For some of us a quote becomes a mantra, a goal or a More via texts, memes and sound bytes, short but profound quotes from books have become Memorable and interesting quotes from great books. ― Flannery O'Connor, quote from The Violent Bear It AwayīookQuoters is a community of passionate readers who enjoy sharing the most meaningful, ![]() The words were as silent as seed opening one at a time in his blood.” GO WARN THE CHILDREN OF GOD OF THE TERRIBLE SPEED OF MERCY. He threw himself to the ground and with his face against the dirt of the grave, he heard the command. He knew that this was the fire that had encircled Daniel, that had raised Elijah from the earth, that had spoken to Moses and would in the instant speak to him. ![]() He felt it building from the blood of Abel to his own, rising and spreading in the night, a red-gold tree of fire ascended as if it would consume the darkness in one tremendous burst of flame. He felt it rising in himself through time and darkness, rising through the centuries, and he knew that it rose in a line of men whose lives were chosen to sustain it, who would wander in the world, strangers from that violent country where the silence is never broken except to shout the truth. ![]() “He felt his hunger no longer as a pain but as a tide. ![]()
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