Famous Lines from Famous Books

I write this from the kitchen sink…

This line is from the novel I capture the Castle, which was published in the year 1998 by the author Dodie Smith who lived from 1896 to 1990. This author is also known for other works, including 101 Dalmatians and The Starlight Barking. 

I Capture the Castle is a novel about a poverty-stricken family that is living in an old decrepit castle. The 17 year old daughter, Cassandra, practices her writing skills by keeping a notebook. She writes about her older sister, who is desperate to marry rich, her once famous author father, and Topaz, her father’s young wife. 

It was a fine cry- loud and long- but it had no bottom and it had no top, just circles and circles of sorrow.

This line is from the novel Sula , which was published in the year of 1973 by the author Toni Morrison who lived from 1931 to 2013. This author is also known for other works, including Beloved and The Bluest Eye.  

This novel takes place just after World War 1 and the author tells seven different stories about how each person dealt with the after math of World War 1.