“The fiercest anger of all, the most incurable,
Is that which rages in the place of dearest love.”
― Euripides, quote from Medea and Other Plays
“Let no one think of me that I am humble or weak or passive; let them understand I am of a different kind: dangerous to my enemies, loyal to my friends. To such a life glory belongs.”
― Euripides, quote from Medea and Other Plays
“Arm yourself, my heart: the thing that you must do is fearful, yet inevitable.”
― Euripides, quote from Medea and Other Plays
“Surely, of all creatures that have life and will, we women are the most wretched. When, for an extravagant sum, we have bought a husband, we must then accept him as possessor of our body.”
― Euripides, quote from Medea and Other Plays
“Ruthless is the temper of royalty; How much better to live among the equals.Let me decline in a safe old age. The very name of the "middle way".”
― Euripides, quote from Medea and Other Plays
“Yes, I can endure guilt, however horrible; The laughter of my enemies I will not endure. Now”
― Euripides, quote from Medea and Other Plays
“O Zeus, why is it you have given men clear ways of testing whether gold is counterfeit but, when it comes to men, the body carries no stamp of nature for distinguishing bad from good.”
― Euripides, quote from Medea and Other Plays
“Maybe it was just an over abundance of hormones, a response to a sexual starvation diet. I'd been without for so long that my body was craving the worst possible thing for me. Cooper was carnal triple chocolate cheesecake, deep-fried on a stick.”
― Molly Harper, quote from How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf
“It would figure the best looking guy on this ward is gay...and he has a sexier than sin boyfriend...I swear to God I'm going to turn into a man. It's the only way".”
― quote from I'll Be Your Drill, Soldier
“The only good cage is an empty cage.”
― Lawrence Anthony, quote from The Elephant Whisperer
“Life is built of these little horrible moments and the giant expanses of awesome in between.”
― Christina Lauren, quote from Sweet Filthy Boy
“He was shaken by the overwhelming revelation that the headlong race between his misfortunes ad his dreams was at that moment reaching the finish line. The rest was darkness, 'Damn it,' he sighed. 'How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!”
― Gabriel García Márquez, quote from The General in His Labyrinth
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.
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