"The Pearl" Quotes
classics | 96 pages | Published in 1947
Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull’s egg, as “perfect as the moon.” With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security…A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man’s nature, greed, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love.
| ISBN_13: | 9780142000694 |
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.
