30 of the best book quotes
Quotes – you either love them or you hate them.
I am somewhere in between quite honestly. Depends on my mood and it depends on the quote. However there are so many amazing quotes from books out there and I want to share some of my favourites with you.
Quotes can have a powerful impact on someone’s life. They can provide that little burst of wisdom that we sometimes need. They can motivate, provide a different angle on a subject as well as give you insight into the thoughts and teachings of some very wise people out there.
Below is a whole range of quotes: quotes about reading, quotes from authors and quotes from books.
I would love to know in the comments which ones were your favourites or are there perhaps some that you absolutely love that weren’t on my list.
Grab a cup of tea, coffee, hot chocolate or a nice cool drink. Sit back, relax and enjoy.
Let’s dive in shall we?
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“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” ― Jorge Luis Borges
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
“So many books, so little time.” ― Frank Zappa
“One must always be careful of books and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.” ― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel
“Well-behaved women seldom make history”. – Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! — When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“… a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
“Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.” ― George R. R. Martin
“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn’t carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.” ― Stephen King
“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.” —The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” —Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”– Victor Hugo
“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting”. —The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do”. – H.Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You
“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not”. – André Gide, Autumn Leaves
“Get busy living, or get busy dying”. – Stephen King, Different Seasons
“All endings are also beginnings. We just don’t know it at the time”. – Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet In Heaven
“Reading is an exercise of empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while”. – Malorie Blackman
“We accept the love we think we deserve”. – Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
“Reading forces you to be quiet in a world that no longer makes place for that” – John Green
“There is no such thing as bad people. We’re all just people who sometimes do bad things.” ― Colleen Hoover, It Ends with Us
“I would rather be happy than dignified.” – Charlotte Brontë
“Books don’t just go with you, they take you to places you have never been” – Anonymous.
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities” – Albus Dumbledore – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
“To the world you may be one person, but to one person you are the world” – Dr Seuss
“If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sun beams and you will always look lovely” – Roald Dahl
“You’re mad. Bonkers. Off your head… But I’ll tell you a secret… All of the best people are” – Alice in Wonderland.
“If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives” – Lemony Snicket
“Forever is composed of nows” – Emily Dickson.
