“A coward is a servant of his fears.
A hero enslaves his fears.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being
“Realized dreams often turn into nightmares.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being
“There are only
two types of composers:
composing composers
and decomposing composers.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being
“Conflict occurs
when two pasts step
on the toes of the present.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being
“To come up with one great sentence, one needs to serve a life sentence.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being
“Death defines life. I'd rather stay undefined.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being
“I need a whole other life not to let this one go to waste.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being
“I have inflammation of the imagination.”
― Lera Auerbach, quote from Excess of Being
“Alles in allem ein richtiger Scheißtag.”
― Jussi Adler-Olsen, quote from The Keeper of Lost Causes
“[T]he forget-me-not gray of an eye squinting at an incipient kiss, the placid expression of your ears when you would lift up your hair … how can I reconcile myself to your disappearance, to this gaping hole, into which slides everything—my whole life, wet gravel, objects, and habits—and what tombal railings can prevent me from tumbling, with silent relish, into this abyss? Vertigo of the soul.
from “Ultima Thule”
― Vladimir Nabokov, quote from The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov
“Well, so you don't get too cocky, I myself often complete the TV Guide crossword puzzle." He puffed out his chest. "In pen.”
― quote from Go Fetch!
“I tried to be good to Judith, I tried to be kind and loving, but our hatred kept coming between us.”
― Robert Silverberg, quote from Dying Inside
“Words travel as swiftly as desire, so it is possible to send a message of love without them.”
― Laura Esquivel, quote from Swift as Desire
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.
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