Quotes from bookThe Discovery of Heaven
Harry MulischOriginal title De ontdekking van de hemel (Dutch, 1992)
The Discovery of Heaven is a 1992 novel by Dutch writer Harry Mulisch. It is considered Mulisch's masterpiece and was voted best book in the Dutch language in a 2007 poll among the readers of NRC Handelsblad.A 2001 film adaptation by director Jeroen Krabbé features Stephen Fry and Flora Montgomery in the leading roles.
“That question is too good to spoil with an answer.”
Harry Mulisch book The Discovery of Heaven
Source: The Discovery of Heaven
“It was time, he thought, that tore everything to shreds.”
Harry Mulisch book The Discovery of Heaven
Source: The Discovery of Heaven (1992), Ch. 36
