“You can’t do over what’s already been done, but you sure can undo it. Not easy, but you can undo it.”
― Madeleine Roux, quote from Sanctum
“Silence gave the shadows and the darkness power”
― Madeleine Roux, quote from Sanctum
“Sanctum, a holy or sacred place. What could be more sacred than possessing the power of your own true thoughts? Sanctum. It is both lock and key.”
― Madeleine Roux, quote from Sanctum
“Am I the only one getting a god-awful Dolores Umbridge vibe off of her?”
― Madeleine Roux, quote from Sanctum
“paths. Curiosities lurked around every corner. A man belched flames from a podium. The scent of fried cakes and popcorn hung sweet and heavy on the air, tantalizing until it became sickening. And”
― Madeleine Roux, quote from Sanctum
“Wow, did Tim Burton binge on Laffy Taffy and vomit all over this place or what?” Jordan whispered.”
― Madeleine Roux, quote from Sanctum
“Heads half-glued together, Abby and Lara had engaged in rapid-fire chitchat as they all hurried across campus.”
― Madeleine Roux, quote from Sanctum
“Something she knew she did not have the right to ask him about. But she wished—oh, how she
wished—that when he was ready to face his fears, she could be the one to help him.”
― Julia Quinn, quote from The Viscount Who Loved Me
“Mary?" said an officer who was carrying a large potted plant in the manner of someone who thinks it is well outside his job description.”
― Jasper Fforde, quote from The Big Over Easy
“When good Americans die, they go to Paris,' the ghost said, after taking a drag on a small cigarette.”
― Karen Chance, quote from Embrace the Night
“He had never expected or wished to be allowed to enjoy such things; he had always been of opinion that they were never intended for the likes of him. He called himself a Conservative and was very patriotic.”
― Robert Tressell, quote from The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
“The music came through clearly. The new instrument had a much purer tone, she thought, than the old one. She decided that tone was most important and that she could conceal the cabinet behind a sofa. But as soon as she had made her peace with the radio, the interference began.”
― John Cheever, quote from The Stories of John Cheever
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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