Good books not only enrich our minds but also broadens our perspective towards life.
We live only once and it’s not possible to experience everything good and wise in this world. But the habit of reading books can help us gain wisdom from thousand of different minds. The good thing is, once you develop that bonding with the habit of reading books, you never feel alone. They remain your best friend through every thick and thin of your life. Unlike most people around us, books are non-judgemental and they don’t question us.
We believe you have already read all of these books as they are widely popular among the bibliophiles. In case you have not, you can always pick one to read. It’s that simple.
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It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
Correct answer: The Alchemist
The Alchemist is a novel by Paulo Coelho that he wrote in only two weeks' time. First published in 1987, it went on to become a widely translated international bestseller.
The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.
Correct answer: The Fountainhead
Russian-American author, Ayn Rand, achieved her first major literary success with The Fountainhead. 12 publishers rejected the manuscript before an editor risked his job to get it published. Till now over 6.5 million copies have been sold worldwide and it has been translated into more than 20 languages.
There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.
Correct answer: The Great Gatsby
First published in 1925, The Great Gatsby is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book. Everything can be purchased, everyone can be bought. But, can you make money erase your past? It is an epic story that can only be defined as 'a Great American novel'.
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
Correct answer: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
In her book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou publicly discussed aspects of her personal life. It is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how the strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.
Correct answer: P.S. I Love You
This thought-provoking quote is not by Mark Twain as it is often referred to. The famous quote actually comes from the 1991 book written by H. Jackson Brown Jr. called P.S. I Love You.
Complex things are easy to do. Simplicity's the real challenge.
Correct answer: The Bridges of Madison County
The Bridges of Madison County is a 1992 best-selling romance novella by American writer Robert James Waller. It is one of the bestselling books of the 20th century, with 60 million copies sold worldwide. It has also been adapted into a feature film in 1995 and a musical in 2013.
It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.
Correct answer: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Written in 1865 by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is among the best-known works of fiction. Original and brimming with mystery, this book went on to inspire legions of works, in both popular cultures as well as classic literature.
I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.
Correct answer: Sputnik Sweetheart
Sputnik Sweetheart is a novel by Haruki Murakami, published in 1999. Many elements of the plot remain deliberately unresolved, contributing to the idea that true knowledge is elusive, and actual events of the story are obscured in favor of the characters' perceptions.
So many things are possible just as long as you don’t know they’re impossible.
Correct answer: The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster. The book remains acknowledged as a classic of children's literature. Over 4 million copies are sold more than 50 years after its original publication.
Above all, don’t lie to yourself.
Correct answer: The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. He spent nearly two years writing this book and died less than four months after its publication.
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