Quotes

"War is cruelty, and none can make it gentle." ~ The Battle Of The Strong by Gilbert Parker He knew the lie of silence to be as evil as the lie of speech. ~ The Battle Of The Strong by Gilbert Parker "It's the people who try to be clever who never are; the people who are clever never think of trying to be." ~ The Battle Of The Strong by Gilbert Parker But paying is part of the game of life: it is the joy of buying that we crave. ~ The Battle Of The Strong by Gilbert Parker He came by a leap to the goal of purpose, not by the toilsome steps of reason. On the instant his headlong spirit declared his purpose: this was the one being for him in all the world: at this altar he would light a lamp of devotion, and keep it burning forever. ~ The Battle Of The Strong by Gilbert Parker "What a nice mob you press fellows are--wholesale scavengers!" ~ The Trespasser by Gilbert Parker Imagination is at the root of much that passes for love. ~ The Trespasser by Gilbert Parker "Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine." ~ The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens In love of home, the love of country has its rise. ~ The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens . . . that vague kind of penitence which holidays awaken next morning. ~ The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens