A review by afterttherain
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

5.0

"They say: misfortunes and sufferings, yes, but if right now, right this minute they asked me: "Would you rather be what you were before you were taken prisoner, or fo through this all over again?" For God's sake let me again have captivity and horse flesh! We imagine that when we are thrown out of our familiar rut all is lost, but that is only when something new and good can begin. While there is life there is happiness. There is much, much before us. I say this to you."

This was life-changing.