203 Points
"Die Geschichte Hans Castorps, die wir erzählen wollen, - nicht um seinetwillen (denn der Leser wird einen einfachen, wenn auch ansprechenden jungen Mann in ihm kennenlernen), sondern um der..."
12 Points
"This book would never have been written had I not been honored with an appointment as Gifford Lecturer on Natural Religion at the University of Edinburgh.It is with no small amount of trepidation..."
107 Points
"These notebooks were found among the papers of Antoine Roquentin. ("Editors' Note")The best thing would be to write down events from day to day."
13 Points
10 Points
"Amory Blaine inherited from his mother every trait, except the stray inexpressible few, that made him worth while."
153 Points
"It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love."
392 Points
"You better not never tell nobody but God. It'd kill your mammy."
98 Points
"Around quitting time, Tod Hackett heard a great din on the road outside his office."
22 Points
76 Points
"Dans la plaine rase, sous la nuit sans étoiles, d’une obscurité et d’une épaisseur d’encre, un homme suivait seul la grande route de Marchiennes à Montsou, dix kilomètres de pavé coupant tout..."