In novels, and American novels in particular, it's not just about redemption, it's about forward movement and healing oneself. Americans are very big on getting better.

Picture Quotes Maker

Top Authors

• Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  Poet

  Wednesday, Oct 21, 1772
  Friday, Jul 25, 1834

• Nelson Mandela

  Former President Of South Africa

  Thursday, Jul 18, 1918
  Thursday, Dec 05, 2013

• Stephen Hawking

  Physicist

  Thursday, Jan 08, 1942
  

• Oprah Winfrey

  Media Proprietor

  Friday, Jan 29, 1954
  

• Benjamin Franklin

  Founding Father Of The United States

  Sunday, Jan 17, 1706
  Saturday, Apr 17, 1790

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States

  Wednesday, Mar 15, 1933
  

• Epictetus

  Philosopher

  
  

• Michael Jordan

  Basketball Player

  Sunday, Feb 17, 1963
  

• Bob Marley

  Singer

  Tuesday, Feb 06, 1945
  Monday, May 11, 1981

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Essayist

  Wednesday, May 25, 1803
  Thursday, Apr 27, 1882

• Aldous Huxley

  Writer

  Thursday, Jul 26, 1894
  Friday, Nov 22, 1963

• Vince Lombardi

  Football Player

  Wednesday, Jun 11, 1913
  Thursday, Sep 03, 1970

• Winston Churchill

  Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom

  Monday, Nov 30, 1874
  Sunday, Jan 24, 1965

• Pope Francis

  Thursday, Dec 17, 1936
  

• John Locke

  Philosopher

  Sunday, Aug 29, 1632
  Tuesday, Oct 28, 1704