Ecclesiastes/theme

Famous quotes containing the words ecclesiastes and/or theme:

    “A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to
    dance;”
    —Bible: Hebrew Ecclesiastes (l. III, 4)

    “If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea.”
    —Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)