The Buried Giant
Kazuo Ishiguro
Top 10 Best Quotes
“But then again I wonder if what we feel in our hearts today isn't like these raindrops still falling on us from the soaked leaves above, even though the sky itself long stopped raining. I'm wondering if without our memories, there's nothing for it but for our love to fade and die.”
“When it was too late for rescue, it was still early enough for revenge.”
“Yet are you so certain, good mistress, you wish to be free of this mist? Is it not better some things remain hidden from our minds?" "It may be for some, father, but not for us. Axl and I wish to have again the happy moments we shared together. To be robbed of them is as if a thief came in the night and took what's most precious from us." "Yet the mist covers all memories, the bad as well as the good. Isn't that so, mistress?" "We'll have the bad ones come back too, even if they make us weep or shake with anger. For isn't it the life we've shared?”
“But God will know the slow tread of an old couple’s love for each other, and understand how black shadows make part of its whole.”
“Who knows what will come when quick-tongued men make ancient grievances rhyme with fresh desire for land and conquest?”
“How is it possible to hate so deeply for deeds not yet done?”
“How can old wounds heal while maggots linger so richly?”
“Are you still there, Axl?” “Still here, princess.”
“What use is a god with boundless mercy, sir? You mock me as a pagan, yet the gods of my ancestors pronounce clearly their ways and punish severely when we break their laws. Your Christian god of mercy gives men licence to pursue their greed, their lust for land and blood, knowing a few prayers and a little penance will bring forgiveness and blessing.”
“The giant, once well buried, now stirs. When soon he rises, as surely he will, the friendly bonds between us will prove as knots young girls make with the stems of small flowers.”
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Book Keywords:
maggots, love, old, rescue, wounds, princess, revenge
