This is the first “digression” episode where I dig deep into the quotes I consider to be some of the most beautiful in literature. Below are the books mentioned in chronological order. In two weeks, the “guest” format will be back, and our discussion will be about Fitzgerald’s "The Great Gatsby."

The article that started it all: https://thoughtcatalog.com/koty-neelis/2015/06/31-of-the-most-beautiful-and-profound-passages-in-literature-youll-want-to-read-over-and-over-again/

As promised, here are the editions and years of publication for the books mentioned:

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Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut (1961)

https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Night-Kurt-Vonnegut/dp/0385334141

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris (2000)

https://www.amazon.com/Me-Talk-Pretty-One-Day/dp/0316776963/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925)

https://www.amazon.com/Great-Gatsby-F-Scott-Fitzgerald/dp/0743273567

The White Album by Joan Didion (1979)

https://www.amazon.com/White-Album-Essays-FSG-Classics/dp/0374532079

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (1877)

https://www.amazon.com/Anna-Karenina-Leo-Tolstoy/dp/0143035002

Indignation by Philip Roth (2008)

https://www.amazon.com/Indignation-Philip-Roth/dp/054705484X

Innocence by Roald Dahl (2017)

https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/roald-dahl/129944/

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1866)

https://www.amazon.com/Penguin-Classics-Punishment-Fyodor-Dostoevsky/dp/0141192801/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1533776368&sr=1-2&keywords=crime+and+punishment+oliver+ready

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner (1929)

https://www.amazon.com/Sound-Fury-Corrected-Text/dp/0679732241/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1533776388&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Sound+and+the+Fury+by+William+Faulkner

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (1987)

https://www.amazon.com/Norwegian-Wood-Movie-Vintage-International/dp/030795062X

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1899)

https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Darkness-Change-Joseph-Conrad/dp/1640320369