Friday, June 12, 2015

The Count of Monte Cristo


Alexandre Dumas created a masterpiece. This is officially my second favorite book of all time- the first being Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. The depth, growth, plot complexity kept delivering. I love the message from this book - forgiveness, hope, love, So beautifully written.  I love these words: 
“There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness.”
My favorite line from the Count:
 “[U]ntil the day when God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words,—‘Wait and hope.’”