In the light of our high ideals, it can be hard for individual Quakers not to feel inadequate. As a community that listens patiently for the truth, Quakers provide a unique place for creativity. Here are 10 Quakers in fiction – presented, in the light of our testimony of equality, with no intended hierarchy. The people of the Dusty Miller in The Dazzle of Day by Molly GlossA surprising, lyrical science fiction novel in which a Quaker community sets off to settle a new planet. Captain Bildad in Moby-Dick by Herman MelvilleA refreshing counter-example to the upstanding, idealistic Friends that feature elsewhere in this list, Captain Bildad is bitter, hard, avaricious and sanguinary, one of the “fighting Quakers … Quakers with a vengeance”.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2019 10:01 UTC