Powerful Books

So! I know I haven't updated in a long time and have probably lost a few readers but I'm back with things to write! Actually I had a lot to write about, most of it army experience, but due to the fact that we are prohibited from publicising anything about the army, I had nothing to blog about for the past few weeks.

However, here I am today, actually sitting down in front of my computer to attempt injecting life into my blog! Mind you though, this post and the few upcoming ones aren't really exciting or have anything directly related to me.

Since I'm in a "terribly" welfare company in army I have tons of free time in camp to do NOTHING. Fortunately my section mate Ronald lent me this book, "Flowers of Algernon" which is reaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllyyyyyyy good. I like how the author puts down his ideas and thoughts. I was really in awe! So here are a few quotes and passages from the book which I really liked. Enjoy!

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Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes

Passage of the day.

Why haven't I ever noticed how beautiful Alice Kinnian is? She has pigeon-soft brown hair down to the hollow of her neck. When she smiles, her full lips looks as if she's pouting.

We went to a movie and then to a dinner. I didn't see much of the first picture because I was too conscious of her sitting next to me. Twice her bare arm touched mine on the armrest, and both times the fear that she would become annoyed made me pull bacl. All I could think about was her soft skin just inches away. Then I saw, two rows ahead of us, a young man with his arm around his girl, and I wanted to put my arm around Miss Kinnian.

Terrifying. But if I did it slowly... First resting my arm on the back of her seat... moving up... inch by inch... to rest near her shoulders and the back of her neck... Casually.

I didn't dare.

The best I could do was rest my elbow on the back of her seat, but by the time I got there I had to shift my position to wipe the pespiration off my face and neck.

Once, her leg accidentaly brushed against mine.

It became such an ordeal-so painful- that I forced myself to take my mind off her.

This passage just... Got me. Somehow. Lol and this was how I felt when I just got to know Cass. So lovely!