jane eyre - belittled..

I have been spending since last evening, my time watching the BBC series of Jane Eyre.. it used to be one of my favorite novels (i think it is better than jane austen's).. and while i was watching it realized that the women was not at all a match for the jane eyre in my mind.. and hence started simultaneously reading book, on online-literature to verify some of the more interesting dialogues.. given below is an excerpt from the book..

"And this is Jane Eyre? Are you coming from Millcote, and on foot?
Yes--just one of your tricks: not to send for a carriage, and come
clattering over street and road like a common mortal, but to steal
into the vicinage of your home along with twilight, just as if you
were a dream or a shade. What the deuce have you done with yourself
this last month?"

and given below is what was spoken in the serial..

"And this is Jane Eyre? Are you coming from Millcote, and on foot?
Yes--just one of your tricks: What the deuce have you done with yourself
this last month?"

the beautiful words that Mr. Rochester utters in between is missed out.. how sad is that? to call in Charlotte bronte's work and to miss out on the poetry of her words.. and yesterday, i also got a chance to watch a documentary on ayn rand.. which talks about how tortured ayn felt to see her first screenplay being morphed in so many ways by so many directors... i understand it.. probably because the author of this much loved book is so dead, i feel personally insulted.. but friends, the warning remains.. never judge a book by its movie.. it is as good as reading the abridged version.. making something unique appear common place.. robbing it of it's holy place in the history of literature!

quotes..

here are some quotes that received this morning in an email.. surprisingly, a lot of the things said have an echo in my heart.. i used to find it amazing, that all great people said the same things in different ways... now, it is not anymore.. i think there is only one way to improve as a human being, and hence all their sayings makes sense..

In this life we cannot always do great things. We can only do small things with great love.
-Mother Teresa


All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles have strengthened me...you may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
-Walt Disney


The time is always right to do the right thing.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.


Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
-Mahatma Gandhi


Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
-Henry Ford


The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dream.
-Eleanor Roosevelt

enjoy...

spring break trip

I have written about 4 posts on my spring break experiences in the official blog..
find it here in www.Stanford-Nola.blogspot.com