Extended Reading
  • Maud 2022-07-04 20:58:15

    The discussion of money in the book "The Shackles of Life"

    1. There is nothing in the world more humiliating than worrying about your livelihood all the time. I despise the people who see money as dung. They are either hypocrites or fools. Money is a sixth sense, without which the other five senses cannot function fully. Without enough income, half of the...

  • Sylvan 2022-07-04 22:29:53

    What a celebrity lover scum

    The original novel for this movie is one of my favorites. The original novel is nearly 700 pages long, and this 82-minute film actually cuts most of the original content, especially (I think) the essence of the book: the male protagonist's exploration of the meaning of life and trying to understand...

Of Human Bondage quotes

  • Thorpe Athelny: I don't think women ought to sit down at table with men.

    Philip Carey: Oh! Don't you? Why not?

    Thorpe Athelny: It ruins conversation. I'm sure it's very bad for them. It puts ideas in their heads. And women are never at ease with themselves when they have ideas.

    Philip Carey: You sound like the old voice of England.

    Thorpe Athelny: I am, sir. And this is fine old Yorkshire pudding that gives me the strength to carry on.

  • Thorpe Athelny: I was married to a lady once. Good heavens! Never marry a lady, my boy.

    Philip Carey: Oh really? Why?

    Thorpe Athelny: Because a lady has a point of view, a personality and an individuality, all to devil you with!