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"For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more. And this is said in disparagement, whereas it is one of the greatest talents the species has and one that has made it superior to animals that are satisfied with what they have". "He had said, 'I am a man', and that meant certain things to Jauna. It meant that he was half insane and half god. It meant that Kino would drive his strength against a mountain and plunge his strength against the sea. Juana, in her woman's soul, knew that the mountain would stand while the man broke himself; that the sea would surge while the man drowned in it. And yet it was this thing that made him a man, half insane and half god, and Juana had need of a man; she could not live without a man. Although she might be puzzled by these differences between man and woman, she knew them and accepted them and needed them". - From The Pearl "They sat about with tears in their eyes, and their love for one another was almost unbearable". "Pilon was a lover of beauty and a mystic. He raised his face into the sky and his soul arose out of him into the sun's afterglow. That not too perfect Pilon, who plotted and sought, who drank and cursed, trudged slowly on; but a wistful and shining Pilon went up to the sea gulls where they bathed on sensitive wings in the evening. That Pilon was beautiful, and his thoughts were good to know". "It is worthwhile to be kind and generous. Not only do such actions pile up a house of joy in Heaven; but there is, too, a quick reward here on Earth. One feels a golden warmth glowing like a hot enchilada in one's stomach". "His fear of Pilon, armed with a righteous cause and a stick of pine wood, was great". "See that thou keepest that cold frog which is thy tongue from dirtying our friend". "But Pilon's joy was so great that it encompassed the world, and even the evil things of the world". - From Tortilla Flat "That made Jody feel warm and proud, too; so proud that when he went back to the house he bowed his legs and swayed his shoulders as horsemen do. And he whispered, "Whoa, you Black Demon, you! Steady down there and keep your feet on the ground!" - From The Red Pony "Low Mind said, 'nothing's bad. It's all part of one thing - the good and the bad. Do you know any man and woman - no matter how close - who don't have good and bad? Let me out! Or, by God, I'll set my claws in you and I'll tear at you for all your life! Let me out, I say! Feel this, this red burning? That's rage. Will you let it out or will it fester here until it makes you sick and crazy?" "When a man is finally boxed and he has no choice, he begins to decorate his box". "Well, look! You can't cheat in mathematics or poetry or music because they're based on truth. Untruth or cheating is just foreign, it has no place". "Looking for yourself in the water - searching, little man, among the hydroids for your soul - looking for contentment in vanity". "There are people who will say that this whole account is a lie, but a thing isn't necessarily a lie even if it didn't necessarily happen". "You've seen the sun flatten and take strange shapes just before it sinks in the ocean. Do you have to tell yourself every time that it's an illusion caused by atmospheric dust and light absorbed by the sea, or do you simply enjoy the beauty of it? Don't you see visions?" "Over and over, I'll wish I'd never seen her. But I also know that if I fail I'll never be a whole man. I'll live a grey half life and I'll mourn for my lost girl every hour of the rest of my life. As thoughtful reptiles you will wonder, 'Why not wait? Look farther! There are better fish in the sea!' But you are not involved. Let me tell you that to me not only are there no better fish, there are no other fish in the sea at all. The sea is lonely without this fish. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!" "I proteck dam- damsels". - From Sweet Thursday |
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