“Joy—that’s the word. So easy to say, so hard to find in life sometimes.”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse
“Victory belongs to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake. Soneji”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse
“of life’s important connections and mysteries. I was hoping that maybe someday she would”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse
“Society prepares the crime; the criminal only commits it.”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse
“Death is nature’s way of saying “howdy.” Statues”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse
“Victory belongs to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse
“The Chinese had a saying that had been in her mind for a while, troubling her: Society prepares the crime; the criminal only commits it.”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse
“A FLAT, still sandy, still meadowy region… a superb range of ocean beach—miles and miles of it. The bright sun, the sparkling waves, the foam, the view—a sail here and there in the distance. Walt Whitman had written that”
― James Patterson, quote from Cat and Mouse
“Once we realize that the boundaries between work and play are artificial, we can take matters in hand and begin the difficult task of making life more livable.”
― Daniel H. Pink, quote from Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
“Sintió que el sí quedaba absorbido por la oscuridad, no como las demás noches, en que el sí había sido mudo, sin ni siquiera salir de él mismo. El sí deshizo el nudo que tenía en la cabeza tan bruscamente que le hizo daño. Era lo que había estado esperando decir, lo que el silencio de la habitación y las bestias al otro lado de las paredes habían estado esperando oír.”
― Patricia Highsmith, quote from Strangers on a Train
“He fucks me. He doesn’t want you. Back off.”
― Abbi Glines, quote from Until Friday Night
“If not for sports, I do not think my father would have ever talked to me.”
― Pat Conroy, quote from My Losing Season: A Memoir
“Okay, I don’t like it when you walk away from me, but other than that...(Arik)
Yeah, I guess that makes sense. You transcend a dimension to come here and I brush you off. I can see where that might get annoying. (Geary)”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from The Dream Hunter
BookQuoters is a community of passionate readers who enjoy sharing the most meaningful, memorable and interesting quotes from great books. As the world communicates more and more via texts, memes and sound bytes, short but profound quotes from books have become more relevant and important. For some of us a quote becomes a mantra, a goal or a philosophy by which we live. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a book and to carry with us the author’s best ideas.
We thoughtfully gather quotes from our favorite books, both classic and current, and choose the ones that are most thought-provoking. Each quote represents a book that is interesting, well written and has potential to enhance the reader’s life. We also accept submissions from our visitors and will select the quotes we feel are most appealing to the BookQuoters community.
Founded in 2023, BookQuoters has quickly become a large and vibrant community of people who share an affinity for books. Books are seen by some as a throwback to a previous world; conversely, gleaning the main ideas of a book via a quote or a quick summary is typical of the Information Age but is a habit disdained by some diehard readers. We feel that we have the best of both worlds at BookQuoters; we read books cover-to-cover but offer you some of the highlights. We hope you’ll join us.