Top Five Overlooked Quotes from Great Literature That Will Swirl in Your Head for Decades

Passages from great literature can have a profound impact. Here are five that you might not have realized you have already read.

Me — “And this part of the book applies to your life because…”

Student — “Mr. Giunta, is this going to be on the test?”

Me (thinking) — “Oh boy.”

This scenario, or something like it, has occurred hundreds of times in my 22-year career. I think I’ve actually become immune to its effects.

I wish I could replicate what goes through my mind while reading literature. Oh, the places I go. Oh, the places we could go. There are some passages in great literature whose philosophical implications stick in my head decades after reading them. There is so much in this type of literature. Any line could lead to a series of thoughts extending infinitely, changing who we are in the experience.

To demonstrate the boundless power of great literature, here are my top five quotes from great literature that readers tend to pass over but made me dive deep into the mysteries of life, years after reading them. I have placed the name of the work of literature and its author at the bottom of the discussion of each quote. This way, you can have fun guessing where the quote came from.

I didn’t read Of Mice and Men in high school. I believe I first read it in college, when my coffee addiction began. When I think of this quote, I imagine myself relaxing in nature in the cool night air…with a nice cup of coffee. This part of Of Mice and Men, when George decides to wait a night before going to the ranch, really doesn’t connect to the plot. But for decades, it has run through my mind, usually, while I was drinking a cup of coffee.

George’s decision has served as an inspiration to me. Society wants George to arrive at the ranch on time. Even Lennie understands this societal mandate as he displays surprise that they will not be going to the ranch for…

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