Stories

Each of these quotes can tell several tales, if you care to listen. Their stories are intertwined, as are all men's, but are as disparate as their characters. Foremost, they are a part of a longer work, whether fact or fiction, written for a purpose. They also tell us something about the author, by what they say or by what they leave out. No one can write something without putting part of oneself into it, for others to see or to overlook. Then, they convey something about their readers. We would not read books if we could not identify with the characters or ideas in some way; if we could not see ourselves or others in the Númenóreans or in the poetry. Something in each of these quotes caught my eye that made me record it here. I may not know what it was any more than you do. But its inmost note vibrated either in harmony or dissonance with my feelings when I read it. If I posted it here, it probably still does. Finally, they tell your story. Whatever you impute to them comes ultimately from yourself. We know ourselves only through what we see in others. What's your story?