"The Pearl" Quotes
A poor Mexican pearl diver's life is forever changed when he discovers a valuable pearl.
classics | 96 pages | Published in 1947
Quotes
And the beauty of the pearl, winking and glimmering in the light of the little candle, cozened his brain with its beauty.
It is not good to want a thing too much. It sometimes drives the luck away.
It is not good to have a thing and keep it to oneself.
For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more.
But the pearls were accidents, and the finding of one was luck, a little pat on the back by God or the gods or both.
A man can destroy a safe and sound way of living and then lose himself.
It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything one wants.
But the scent of the garden made Kino's fillings waver, and a sense of rebellion rose up in him.
The essence of pearl mixed with the essence of men and a curious dark residue was precipitated.
The killing of a man was not so evil as the killing of a boat. For a boat does not have sons, and a boat cannot protect itself, and a wounded boat does not heal.
