A Long Petal of the Sea
Isabel Allende
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Pain is unavoidable, but suffering is optional.”
“Nothing can grow in the shade of secrets, she would say, love needs light and space to flourish.”
“We have to defend democracy, but remember that not everything is politics. Without science, industry, and technology, no progress is possible, and without music and art, there's no soul.”
“Going around in a sulk will get you nowhere. Pain is unavoidable, but suffering is optional.”
“My heart is broken, he told himself. It was at that moment he understood the profound meaning of that common phrase: he thought he heard the sound of glass breaking and felt that the essence of his being was pouring out until he was empty, with no memory of the past, no awareness of the present, no hope for the future.”
“although they knew this was a mere formality. Victor felt relieved: if one lives long enough, circles close.”
“The deep Chile of the fascists had always been there, beneath the surface, just waiting to emerge. It was the triumph of the arrogant Right, the defeat of the people who believed in that utopian revolution.”
“So much hatred, so much cruelty . . . I don't understand,' said Victor. His mouth was dry and the ords stuck in his throat. 'We can all turn into savages if we're given a rifle and an order,' said another prisoner who had come over to them.”
“There was no defense against the shells, he said, but they had calculated that three volumes of philosophy could stop bullets.”
“The poet thought this was a splendid riposte, and so accepted him on board, together with fishermen, farm and factory workers, manual laborers, and intellectuals as well, despite instructions from his government to avoid anyone with ideas.”
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Book Keywords:
fascism, love, life
