“... he knew that the cruelest of blows too often came with a smile.”
― Tess Gerritsen, quote from Ice Cold
“There's that unpredictability factor, that chance that something completely unexpected - something amazing - could happen. That's what makes life an adventure. Sometimes you just have to jump in and trust the universe.”
― Tess Gerritsen, quote from Ice Cold
“I believe that every experience, every wrong decision, teaches us something. That’s why we shouldn’t be afraid to make mistakes.”
― Tess Gerritsen, quote from Ice Cold
“We are so good at killing each other, she thought. Yet we fail so miserably at love.”
― Tess Gerritsen, quote from Ice Cold
“THE GIRL WAS TWENTY-THREE POUNDS OF NO! NO, BED! NO, SLEEP! No, no, no!”
― Tess Gerritsen, quote from Ice Cold
“That’s what makes life an adventure. Sometimes you just have to jump in and trust in the universe.”
― Tess Gerritsen, quote from Ice Cold
“There’s that unpredictability factor, that chance that something completely unexpected—something amazing—could happen. That’s what makes life an adventure. Sometimes you just have to jump in and trust in the universe.”
― Tess Gerritsen, quote from Ice Cold
“I am trapped in my own snowbound valley. I am the only one who can rescue me.”
― Tess Gerritsen, quote from Ice Cold
“You’re a young man now, not a child. Question is, what are you gonna do to earn your keep? To pay back what is owed? It’s a man’s duty to never be in debt”
― Tillie Cole, quote from Sick Fux
“On the way home I remembered a bit of old folklore about how to boil a frog. You put it in cold water, then start turning up the heat. If you do it gradually, the frog is too stupid to jump out. I don't know if it's true or not, but I decided it was an excellent metaphor for growing old.”
― Stephen King, quote from Revival
“...it's survival of the fittest, not the strongest or the biggest.”
― Ali Shaw, quote from The Trees
“When you are completely honest about yourself, there is very little people can say about you that’s going to have a negative impact.”
― quote from Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It
“Then he smiled at me and for that moment, and just that moment, I forgave him everything—everything—because now I knew what joy looked like and I was part of it. It”
― Ben Aaronovitch, quote from The Hanging Tree
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.