Interesting, well written and has potential to enhance the reader’s life. We thoughtfully gather quotes from our favorite books, both classic and current, andĬhoose the ones that are most thought-provoking. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a bookĪnd to carry with us the author’s best ideas. For some of us a quote becomes a mantra, a goal or a More via texts, memes and sound bytes, short but profound quotes from books have become Memorable and interesting quotes from great books. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham About BookQuotersīookQuoters is a community of passionate readers who enjoy sharing the most meaningful, ― David McCullough, quote from John Adams It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other from this time forward forever more.” It ought to be commemorated as the Day of Deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. The second day of July 1776 will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. Further, he seems to have understood more clearly than any what a momentous day it was and in the privacy of two long letters to Abigail, he poured out his feelings as did no one else: It was John Adams, more than anyone, who had made it happen.

If not all thirteen clocks had struck as one, twelve had, and with the other silent, the effect was the same. Like last year’s quiz, all geographical places and times are fair game, but your smith confesses ahead of time that, due to the nature of the quiz, it skews to biographies of famous Americans.“So, it was done, the break was made, in words at least: on July 2, 1776, in Philadelphia, the American colonies declared independence. Three generations? Four? Maybe, just maybe, your smith can link five generations of biographers. To make it more fun and challenging for your smith, he has endeavored to find multiple generations of biography. Each question will feature at least two generations of biography (a biography of an (auto)biographer). Expect many of the questions to interlock and overlap. This ODS takes a deep dive into this area: biographies of (auto)biographers. While researching Biographies and Autobiographies, your smith was surprised how many biographies have been written about other biographers and autobiographers. And some stories are so interesting they deserve to be told over and over. Some want to tell their own story, such as John Wise, who in 1899 published an “autobiography of an insignificant person,” while others want to tell the stories of others.

John Adams by David McCullough