Death not proud.... anyone have some good quotes? easy ten points?

Question

i just was curious to see what someones favorite quotes in the book are....mine would have to be "The whys of this story, why Johnny should have been struck just in that part of him that wuld have been fruitful, why his clock should have broken just at thisparticular time in his life, the why above all why's which is why any child should die, the whys and wherefores of the celestial bookkeeping involved, if any i will not go into here. there are other criteria for measuring a life as well as its duration-quality, intensity. but for us there is no compensation, except that we can go to him though he cannot come to us. for others, i would say that it was his spirit, and only his spirit, that kept him invincibly alive against such dreadful obstacles for so long - this trying to write, as a mournful tribute not only to Johnny but to the power, the wealth, the unconquerable beauty of the human spirit, will, and soul.

this book has such beautiful quotes im thinking of like painting them..

Answer 1

The Favor Bank

“It was an American writer who first mentioned it. It’s the most powerful bank in the world, and you’ll find it in ever sphere of life.

…Let me give you an example: I know that you’re an up-and-coming writer and that, one day, you’ll be very influential. … I start making deposits in your account-not cash deposits, but contacts. I introduce you to such-and-such a person; I arrange certain deals, as long as they’re legal. You know that you owe me something, but I never ask you for anything.”

..One day, I’ll ask you for a favor and you could, of course, say no, but you’re conscious of being in my dept. You do what I ask, I continue to help you, and other people see that you’re a decent, loyal sort of person and so they too make deposits in your account – always in the form of contacts. … They too will one day ask you for a favor, and you will respect and help the people who have helped you, and, in time you’ll have spread your net worldwide, you’ll know everyone you need to know and your influence will keep on growing.

You could (refuse). The Favor Bank is a risky investment, just like any other bank. You refuse to grant the favor I asked you, in the belief that I helped you because you deserved to be helped, … Fine, I say thank you very much and ask someone else into whose account I’ve also made various deposits; but then on everyone knows, without me having to say a word, that you are not to be trusted.”

You’ll grow only half as much as you could have grown, … At a certain point, your life will begin to decline, you got halfway, but not all the way, you are half-happy and half-sad, neither frustrated nor fulfilled. You’re neither cold nor hot, you’re lukewarm, and as an evangelist in some holy book says: ‘Lukewarm things are not pleasing to the palate’.”