Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Shadows

"To the untrue man, the whole universe is false-- it is impalpable--it shrinks to nothing within his grasp. And he himself in so far as he shows himself in a false light, becomes a shadow, or, indeed, ceases to exist."

- Hawthorne, "The Scarlet Letter"


7 comments:

Anonymous said...

You were right. Applause!

Dakhtour said...

Is this a book that we have to read? :P

MSB said...

izzi: actually, Hawthorne is right =) i love this quote.

zizo: int ma geraita?!?! bs 3ayal choof el movie o call it a day! =) i read this book in school and for some reason this quote has always stuck with me. i think it's so true.

June said...

Touché

MSB said...

june: 7abibty u r sorely missed.. how can i live without our endless conversations?!? :/

guess i'll just have to make do..

"touche"?? bs? i thought u'd find another quote to hit me back with!! ;)

Anonymous said...

yes i know that MSB that isn't what i meant.

June said...

I miss you too big time :(

I'm all out of words here darling. London sucks the life out of you...