“He was angry; not as the irritable, from chafing of a trifle; nor was his anger like the fool's, pumped from the wells of nothing, to be dissipated by a reproach or a curse; it was the wrath peculiar to ardent natures rudely awakened by the sudden annihilation of a hope --dream, if you will-- in which the choicest happinesses were thought to be certainly in reach. In such case nothing intermediate will carry off the passion --the quarrel is with Fate.”
Quote by Lew Wallace
Work
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
This epic tale intertwines the life of Judah Ben-Hur with the rise of Jesus Christ, exploring themes of betrayal, redemption, and the human spirit amidst the backdrop of Roman occupation in Judea. more
Author
Lew Wallace
Lew Wallace was an American statesman, soldier, and author, best known for his novel 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ', which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1885. He served as a Union general during the American Civil War and later as the Governor of the New Mexico Territory, involved in various diplomatic missions and instrumental in the establishment of the Kingdom of Hawaii. more
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