from East of Eden - John Steinbeck

'A kind of light spread out from her. And everything changed color. And the world opened out. And a day was good to awaken to. And there were no limits to anything. And the people of the world were good and handsome. And I was not afraid any more [...] And now I've told you why I want the wells. I have to repay somehow for value received. I'm going to make a garden so good, so beautiful, that it will be a proper place for her to live and a fitting place for her light to shine on'

Questo dice Adam della sua Cathy che tanto ama; il fatto che poi lei gli spari, beh, è un dettaglio.

from Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison

"Now is the time for offering fatherly advice," he said, "but I'll have to spare you that-since I guess I'm nobody's father except my own. Perhaps that's the advice to give you: Be your own father, young man. And remember, the world is possibility if only you'll discover it.