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A Literary Quote for the Day @enocktheyellow.bsky.social · Nov 28


The quotes on this feed are generally the opening sentence of the book being cited.
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For some reason our generation has closed its text-books on ethics and morals, and opened the great poems, essays, and novels.

-- Newell Dwight Hillis, Great Books as Life Teachers (1899) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #307]
For some reason our generation has closed its text-books on ethics and morals, and opened the great poems, essays, and novels. -- Newell Dwight Hillis, Great Books as Life Teachers (1899) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #307]
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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"If anyone had told me what wonderful changes were to take place here in ten years, I wouldn’t have believed it,” said Mrs. Jo to Mrs. Meg, as they sat on the piazza at Plumfield one summer day, looking about them with faces full of pride and pleasure.
"If anyone had told me what wonderful changes were to take place here in ten years, I wouldn’t have believed it,” said Mrs. Jo to Mrs. Meg, as they sat on the piazza at Plumfield one summer day, looking about them with faces full of pride and pleasure. --Louisa May Alcott, Jo’s Boys (1886, 1915) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection]
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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“It’s time to go to the station, Tom.”.

--Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl (1870, 1914) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #301]
“It’s time to go to the station, Tom.”. --Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl (1870, 1914) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #301]
November 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Rose sat all alone in the big best parlor, with her little handkerchief laid ready to catch the first tear, for she was thinking of her troubles, and a shower was expected.

--Louisa May Alcott, Eight Cousins (1874, 1914) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #300]
Rose sat all alone in the big best parlor, with her little handkerchief laid ready to catch the first tear, for she was thinking of her troubles, and a shower was expected. --Louisa May Alcott, Eight Cousins (1874, 1914) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #300]
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Rose sat all alone in the big best parlor, with her little handkerchief laid ready to catch the first tear, for she was thinking of her troubles, and a shower was expected.

--Louisa May Alcott, Eight Cousins (1874, 1914) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #300]
Rose sat all alone in the big best parlor, with her little handkerchief laid ready to catch the first tear, for she was thinking of her troubles, and a shower was expected. --Louisa May Alcott, Eight Cousins (1874, 1914) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #300]
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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The elm-tree avenue was all overgrown, the great gate was never unlocked, and the old house had been shut up for several years.

-- Louisa May Alcott, Under the Lilacs (1877, 1915) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #299]
The elm-tree avenue was all overgrown, the great gate was never unlocked, and the old house had been shut up for several years. -- Louisa May Alcott, Under the Lilacs (1877, 1915) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #299]
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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On the morning of November 18, 1863, a special train drew out from Washington, carrying
a distinguished company.

-- Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews, The Perfect Tribute (1912) [Belle
Waterbury Wood Collection #200]
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Beyond the reign of Peter the Great nothing is definitely known of the origin of the Tolstoi family.

--Nathan Haskell Dole, The Life of Count Lyof N. Tolstoi (1911} [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #198]
Beyond the reign of Peter the Great nothing is definitely known of the origin of the Tolstoi family. --Nathan Haskell Dole, The Life of Count Lyof N. Tolstoi (1911} [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #198]
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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“Christmas won’t be Christmas without my presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.

--Louisa May Alcott, Little Women (1868) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #193]
“Christmas won’t be Christmas without my presents,” grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. --Louisa May Alcott, Little Women (1868) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #193]
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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With hale affection and abiding faith these rhymes and pictures are inscribed to the children everywhere.

-- James Whitcomb Riley, Child-Rhymes (1909) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #191]
With hale affection and abiding faith these rhymes and pictures are inscribed to the children everywhere. -- James Whitcomb Riley, Child-Rhymes (1909) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #191]
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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You are perhaps aware of the fact that there is a misunderstanding, it might almost be called a quarrel, existing between the painter and his public.

-- John C. Van Dyke, Art for Art’s Sake, (1907) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #189]
You are perhaps aware of the fact that there is a misunderstanding, it might almost be called a quarrel, existing between the painter and his public. -- John C. Van Dyke, Art for Art’s Sake, (1907) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #189]
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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What constitutes art in a book a picture, or a marble is a question that comes up with each new generation.

-- John C. Van Dyke, What is Art?, (1910) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #188]
What constitutes art in a book a picture, or a marble is a question that comes up with each new generation. -- John C. Van Dyke, What is Art?, (1910) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #188]
November 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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He entered the backwoods village of Bytown literally on the wings of the wind.

--Henry Van Dyke, The Ruling Passion (1912) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #187]
He entered the backwoods village of Bytown literally on the wings of the wind. --Henry Van Dyke, The Ruling Passion (1912) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #187]
November 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Mercy and its blessed works always follow on the heels of cruelty, suffering, and war.

-- Edward S. Ellis, Library of American History, Vol VIII (1895, 1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #112]
Mercy and its blessed works always follow on the heels of cruelty, suffering, and war. -- Edward S. Ellis, Library of American History, Vol VIII (1895, 1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #112]
November 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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The bones of the leaders of the great Civil War are widely scattered.

-- Edward S. Ellis, Library of American History, Vol VII (1895, 1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #111]
The bones of the leaders of the great Civil War are widely scattered. -- Edward S. Ellis, Library of American History, Vol VII (1895, 1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #111]
October 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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James Abram Garfield was born at Orange, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 19, 1831.

-- Edward S. Ellis, Library of American History, Vol VI (1895, 1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #110]
James Abram Garfield was born at Orange, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 19, 1831. -- Edward S. Ellis, Library of American History, Vol VI (1895, 1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #110]
October 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Having thoroughly examined the ground, General Meade made a number of important changes in the positions of the troops under his command, and at an early hour took measures to reinforce his left, which was close to the enemy.
Having thoroughly examined the ground, General Meade made a number of important changes in the positions of the troops under his command, and at an early hour took measures to reinforce his left, which was close to the enemy. -- Edward S. Ellis, Library of American History, Vol V (1895, 1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #109]
October 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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President-elect Lincoln left his home in Springfield, Ill., for Washington February 11th.

-- Edward S. Ellis, Library of American History, Vol IV (1895, 1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #108]
President-elect Lincoln left his home in Springfield, Ill., for Washington February 11th. -- Edward S. Ellis, Library of American History, Vol IV (1895, 1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #108]
October 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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The United States had gained its independence and a place among the nations.

-- Edward S. Ellis, Library of American History, Vol III (1895, 1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #107]
The United States had gained its independence and a place among the nations. -- Edward S. Ellis, Library of American History, Vol III (1895, 1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #107]
October 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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The reader will by this time have learned the most important facts concerning the settlement of the thirteen original colonies, save the last--Georgia.

-- Edward S. Ellis, Library of American History, Vol II (1895, 1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #106]
The reader will by this time have learned the most important facts concerning the settlement of the thirteen original colonies, save the last--Georgia. -- Edward S. Ellis, Library of American History, Vol II (1895, 1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #106]
October 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Christopher Columbus, though he was by no means the first white man to set foot on the shores of the New World, was, nevertheless, the true discoverer of America, and the glory of the grand achievement, through all the ages to come, will be his alone.
Christopher Columbus, though he was by no means the first white man to set foot on the shores of the New World, was, nevertheless, the true discoverer of America, and the glory of the grand achievement, through all the ages to come, will be his alone. -- Edward S. Ellis, Library of American History, Vol I (1895, 1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #105]
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Before Toinette Grard made up her mind to marry Prosper Leclere,--you remember the man at Abbeville who had such a brave heart that he was not willing to fight with an old friend,--before Toinette perceived and understood how brave Prosper was, it seemed as if she were
Before Toinette Grard made up her mind to marry Prosper Leclere,--you remember the man at Abbeville who had such a brave heart that he was not willing to fight with an old friend,--before Toinette perceived and understood how brave Prosper was, it seemed as if she were very much in doubt whether she did not love some one else more than she loved him. --Henry Van Dyke, The Unknown Quantity (1912) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #186]
October 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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In the kitchen door of an old, weather-worn Vermont farmhouse stood Mr. Abimelech Jackwood, filling his pipe for an after-dinner smoke, and looking up at the sky with an air of contemplative wisdom.

--John Townsend Trowbridge, Neighbor Jackwood… (1895) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #183]
In the kitchen door of an old, weather-worn Vermont farmhouse stood Mr. Abimelech Jackwood, filling his pipe for an after-dinner smoke, and looking up at the sky with an air of contemplative wisdom. --John Townsend Trowbridge, Neighbor Jackwood… (1895) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #183]
October 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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“It’s a girl,” said Roden, laying a wager with himself.

--Amelie Reeves, Virginia of Virginia (1901) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #180]
“It’s a girl,” said Roden, laying a wager with himself. --Amelie Reeves, Virginia of Virginia (1901) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #180]
October 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Sir Moses Montefiore, of the house of Rothschilds, and one of the very richest men in all the world, was in Jerusalem.

--Joaquin Miller, The Building of the City Beautiful (1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #179]
Sir Moses Montefiore, of the house of Rothschilds, and one of the very richest men in all the world, was in Jerusalem. --Joaquin Miller, The Building of the City Beautiful (1905) [Belle Waterbury Wood Collection #179]
October 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM