The Crucible Themes Quotes & Sayings

I was glad when the invalids were executed — Lauren Oliver

It is the mark of little men to like only what they know; one step beyond, and they
feel the black cold of chaos. — Mary Renault

My film directorial career has been nothing but repetition of one failure after another! — Takeshi Kitano

It's like I am inside this ethereal sphere wherein exists no logic, no reasoning, no typicality, no explanations, no realism, no comparisons, nothing ordinary, and no normalcy. And then if you are to understand me, you have to step into my realm and leave all of those things behind. I'm not typical. I'm not ordinary. And I'm not normal. And I never will be . So I don't see the point of waking up in the morning and wishing to be so. — C. JoyBell C.

The finest opportunity ever given to the world was thrown away because the passion of equality made vain the hope for freedom. — Lord Acton

Lose yourself in nature and find peace — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Something deep in all of us yearns for God's beauty, and we can find it no matter where we are. — Sue Monk Kidd

For those for whom the sex act has come to seem mechanical and merely the meeting and manipulation of body parts, there often remains a hunger which can be called metaphysical but which is not recognized as such, and which seeks satisfaction in physical danger, or sometimes in torture, suicide, or murder. — Marshall McLuhan

If you can call a Chevrolet a Chev, why can't you call a Japanese a Jap? — Harold Ballard

I would wish this book could take the form of a plea for everlasting peace, a plea from one who knows ... Or it would be fine to confirm the odd beliefs about war: it's horrible, but it's a crucible of men and events and, in the end, it makes more of a man out of you.
But, still, none of these notions seems right. Men are killed, dead human beings are heavy and awkward to carry, things smell different in Vietnam, soldiers are afraid and often brave, drill sergeants are boors, some men think the war is proper and just and others don't and most don't care. Is that the stuff for a morality lesson, even for a theme?
Do dreams offer lessons? Do nightmares have themes, do we awaken and analyze them and live our lives and advise others as a result? Can the foot soldier teach anything important about war, merely for having been there? I think not. He can tell war stories. — Tim O'Brien

There are a lot of good things that we can do. Maybe my example can help someone. — Cheryl James