6 Profound Quotes from Literature

Listed below are six profound quotes from literature. (For those who are wondering, I'm not familiar with a few of the books listed. By posting quotes from these pieces of literature, I'm not saying that I approve of the content of each book, but rather agree with each quote.)

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it." —Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

"I assign myself no rank or any limit, and such an attitude is very much against the trend of the times. But my world has become one of infinite possibilities." —Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

We are the only ones who can set the limits for ourselves. What we can do. And what we can't. But what if we didn't have any limits? What if we decided to adopt a mindset that contradicts the world's?

That would radically change our lives. Thomas Edison said that if we did everything we were capable of, we would astound ourselves.

What are you being held back from?

"You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do." —David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest

"'Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.'" —E.B. White, Charlotte's Web

"People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of." —Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist