I wrote a blog post talking about how I write down lines from books I’m reading. Here are some lines that I loved from the books that I read in September:
(I also just realized that both the books I read in September were about World War 2)
People aren’t supposed to look back. I’m certainly not going to do it anymore. — Slaughterhouse-Five
But sleep would not come. Tears came instead. — Slaughterhouse-Five
“That’s one thing Earthlings might learn to do, if they tried hard enough: Ignore the awful times, and concentrate on the good ones.” — Slaughterhouse-Five
“Other people’s dreams aren’t very interesting, usually.” — Slaughterhouse-Five
The worst can always be true. — The Nightingale
Inside, the house echoed the voice of a man who wasn’t there. — The Nightingale
I belong to a generation that didn’t expect to be protected from every danger. — The Nightingale
Vianne finished the letter and immediately began reading it again. — The Nightingale
But when he looked at her — and she looked at him — they both knew that there was something worse than kissing the wrong person.
It was wanting to.
— The Nightingale
“Now that you’ve met me, you’ll never be able to forget me. That’s something.” — The Nightingale
I see the surgeon in him suddenly, the man who is used to staring past blood and bone to find what is broken. — The Nightingale
How can I start at the beginning, when all I can think about is the end? — The Nightingale
“Some stories don’t have happy endings. Even love stories. Maybe especially love stories.” — The Nightingale
Karan Parikh 