“There's nothing like a mission to save the world to liven up a vacation.”
― Donita K. Paul, quote from DragonQuest
“Well, what are we waiting for? ...She said 'children.' I bet that's anyone under a couple of centuries old. Let's go.”
― Donita K. Paul, quote from DragonQuest
“A mouse slid out from under his hat and scrambled down his sleeve, across his lap, and down to the floor.
Nothing,' said Fenworth, 'should distract from a wizard's dignity.”
― Donita K. Paul, quote from DragonQuest
“Fenworth nodded. "Yes, yes. Urgent, deadly, insidious. The world is in peril and we must rise against evil." The old wizard released the general and patted him on the shoulder. "Tea and cake first, don't you think?”
― Donita K. Paul, quote from DragonQuest
“Wouldn't it be most logical for her to change herself into a living thing, like a cat or dog, a bird or mouse?'
That would be the easiest transformation, but Risto is above doing something simple.'
Still, I'd be happier if Dibl would quit eating those bugs. Dibl, stop it. You might eat Gilda.”
― Donita K. Paul, quote from DragonQuest
“Fenworth owned a world-famous library. More rooms held books than beds. Pillows stuffed in niches and comfortable chairs scattered throughout each room offered abundant paces to curl up and read.”
― Donita K. Paul, quote from DragonQuest
“It's a wisdom that comes from seeing how things work. Things you want to happen always take a long time.' She pointed one little finger at the meech dragon and shook it in his face. 'You may read books and know bunches, but I have lived life longer than you.”
― Donita K. Paul, quote from DragonQuest
“Well then,' said Femworth as he came to his feet, 'let's go. Sounds like a delightful challenge before supper. Stimulate the appetite, or kill it. Interesting either way.”
― Donita K. Paul, quote from DragonQuest
“Because then you would know my strength in Wulder instead of discovering your own.”
― Donita K. Paul, quote from DragonQuest
“You do realize that you are a termite. You are eating through my soul.”
― Mary Amato, quote from Guitar Notes
“There would always be a void. And my shoulders shook with relief that I didn’t have to fill it.”
― Amanda Sun, quote from Ink
“This wasn't the way he had expected his life to be. It worked, but that was about all. Happiness had got lost somewhere along the way.”
― John Ajvide Lindqvist, quote from Harbor
“لا بد أننا جميعا عشنا في أوقات اكتشفنا فيها أنه من الممتع، بل من المريح أن نحط من أنفسنا. حتى ونحن نقول لأنفسنا إننا لا قيمة لنا مرات ومرات، وكأن التكرار سوف يجعل ذلك حقيقة. فجأة نجد أننا تحررنا من كل تلك القيود الأخلاقية التي تدعونا للاذعان، ومن القلق الخانق لضرورة أن نطيع القواعد والقوانين، ومن الاضطرار إلى أن نكز على أسناننا ونحن نتشوف لأن نكون مثل الآخرين. وعندما يحط الآخرون من شأننا، نصل إلى نفس النتيجة التي نصل إليها عندما نبادر نحن إلى إذلال أنفسنا. ثم نجد أنفسنا في مكان حيث يمكن أن ننغمس بمنتهى الأريحية في وجودنا ورائحتنا وقذارتنا وعاداتنا، المكان الذي يمكن أن نتخلى فيه عن كل أمل في تحسين الذات والتوقف عن محاولة تغذية الأفكار المتفائلة حول البشر الآخرين. هذا المكان شديد الراحة لدرجة أننا لا نستطيع إلا أن نشعر بالامتنان للغضب والأنانية التي أوصلتنا إلى تلك اللحظة من الحرية والعزلة.”
― Orhan Pamuk, quote from Other Colors: Essays and A Story
“Don't worry Toots, I told ya before, you don't have the right equipment to tempt me but if my tastes ever change from muscle to moobs then I might jump you.”
― quote from The Triple Goddess
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.