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The Magicians and Mrs. Quent, Galen Beckett

Pages Read this Week: 150

Pages Read this Semester: 785

Sentences of the Week:

1. "They got to live before they can afford to die. " The Grapes of Wrath

2. "And this you can know - fear the time when Manself will not suffer and die for a concept, for this one quality is the foundation of Manself, and this one quality is man, distinctive in the universe." The Grapes of Wrath

3. "Books make my head feel like it's filled with jelly." The Magicians and Mrs. Quent

My sentences this week are pretty different.  The first is interesting because, in The Grapes of Wrath, the characters suffer as they try to survive the dust bowl.  Many of the family members die as the journey progresses, but what must be remembered is that living is just as important as the tragedy of dying.  Through all the pain, the characters maintain their sense of humor and their love for each other, demonstrating that they truly live, despite the proximity of death.  Personally, I need to remember to live life to the fullest since I have the habit of forgetting the simple joys, instead focusing on all the stress.  The second sentence is also one I thought was profound.  I guess in a way the statement is true - humans are different for all other creatures because we are willing to fight for an intangible idea.  As soon as people quit standing up for what they believe, they no longer posses the one quality that makes them human.  Finally, the last sentence was a little bit like how I felt when I read The Grapes of Wrath.  While it had some meaningful sentences, as a whole the book was too detailed and long for my tastes.  I'm looking forward to more sentences, however, as I start Crime and Punishment and  The Things They Carried, and finish The Magicians and Mrs. Quent.