Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Quotes: Mood (9)

Mood 425 "At last, she rejoiced, I’ve come to a fairer attitude toward the town…can love it now…perhaps, rather proud of herself for having acquired so much tolerance." Sinclair Lewis, Main Street. "Tolerance."

Mood 477 "…the place had so much attitude, all tension and edge…." DeLillo, Underworld.

Mood 701 "…she could not feel the ordinary contentment of things the way she used to." DeLillo, Underworld.

Mood 711 "There were a thousand sameshit nights…nights that always ended down, disappointed some way…." DeLillo, Underworld.

Mood 15 "After a time Red had that feeling of sad compassion in which one seems to understand everything, all that men want and fail to get." Mailer, The Naked and the Dead.

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