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#6 Ten favorite quotes

May 28, 2013 by dfrazier   

“Nothing endures. Not a tree. Not love. Not even death by violence.” I really like this quote because it kind of relates to some thing that I live by.  If I ever do something bad or something of that nature, I just tell myself, “It won’t endure.  A couple months from now, no one will even remember this bad thing that I have done.
“Everything has to evolve or else it perishes.” This sparks an interest in me because it is a basic rule of life. I enjoy scientific studies, and though this novel doesn’t really have anything to do with science, I still like this quote for that particular reason.
“Always say some prayers at night because it might turn out that there is a God.” Religion is always a touchy subject for a lot of people, especially inAmerica.  I was surprised that Knowles included something like this in his novel, being that it could be a very risky move. Some people could take offence in one way or another. This is one of the reasons that I like this quote.  Knowles didn’t play it safe by excluding anything religious, he took a risk and I like that.
“Everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him.” When Finny mentioned this in the novel, I thought it was ironic and a little sad at the same time. He had several opportunities to have his moment, like when he beat the 10 meter freestyle time.  But he just passed it by.  It made me wonder why Finny didn’t enjoy taking credit for the achievements of some of his talents when he had the chance.

 

“I lost part of myself to him then, and a soaring sense of freedom revealed that this must have been my purpose from the first: to become a part of Phineas.” This moment in the story is one of the most important in my opinion.  Gene and Finny’s relationship grow when Gene takes Finny’s place in athletic activities.  I enjoy this quote because Though it was an accident, Gene still wanted to repay Finny for causing his accident. This is what true friendship looks like.
“…Finny’s life was ruled by inspiration and anarchy, and so he prized a set of rules. His own,not those imposed on him by other people…” I like this because it is yet another ironic quote.  Finny isn’t one to follow rules yet here his best friend talks about how he has mad his own rules for himself.  Even though he probably even breaks those rules often.

 

“…up went the hope that there was anyone in this school – in this world – whom I could trust” This is another quote that I like for the reason that it is something that I live by. I very rarely will ever trust anyone.  The human mind can often be very corrupt with thoughts of greed and other deadly sins.  This is a great reason to not trust anyone at all.
“You want to break something else in me! Is that why you’re here?” In almost every type f complex relationship, there are always down points.  This is a quote that represents the down point in the relation ship between Finny and Gene.  I like this quote mainly because thought it is a down point, we know that the relationship will heal into something even stronger than before.
 “I did not cry then or ever about Finny.…I could not escape a feeling that this was my own funeral, and you do not cry in that case”  I really like this quote because it shows just how great of fiends Finny and Gene were.  They were so close that Gene feels like he is literally a part of Finny. I could only wish for a friendship like this.
 “You want to break something else in me! Is that why you’re here?”  This is a very interesting quote because Finny says something IN him.  I like this because Finny means something related to feelings instead of appendages.

 


4 Comments »

  1. nhussein says:

    From reading your post, I see that you have a great understanding of the characters and the author Knowles. I liked how you related these quotes to your personal life. By the way… what bad thing did you do that you hope people will foget about?

  2. mborden says:

    You know, Drew Boy, I legit enjoyed reading this post. You chose some of my favorite quotes and I agree with most of everything that you’ve said.

  3. bozemank says:

    You invested a good portion of time on this post. I think you have some insightful comments here. -kbozeman

  4. Larry F says:

    “Nothing endures. Not a tree. Not love. Not even death by violence.”

    Are you sure about this? If this is true, is life then ultimately meaningless?

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