“It’s like a jolt of electricity, but worse.”
― Lee Davidson, quote from Satellite
“Dude, it's mind control. That's got to be the best superpower ever!”
― Lee Davidson, quote from Satellite
“My memories came back like a punch in the face. Only good.”
― Lee Davidson, quote from Satellite
“We tend to regret our yesterdays, live in our todays, and forget about our tomorrows.”
― Lisa De Jong, quote from When It Rains
“He kissed the palm of her hand. "It means, you stupid woman, that I am learning too. Now you listen to me. I never stop thinking about you. You're with me everywhere I go but I miss you when we're apart. I've already shown that I will kill for you. I would also die for you. You make me laugh. You make me happy. You're my miracle and my home...I will always come for you, always want you, and always need you. We clear?"
She had begun to glow. "Sounds a lot love love to me.”
― Thea Harrison, quote from Dragon Bound
“If you could relive one year in your life, which one would it be? [...] The upcoming one.”
― Amor Towles, quote from Rules of Civility
“Choosing leaf or flesh, factory farm or family farm, does not in itself change the world, but teaching ourselves, our children, our local communities, and our nation to choose conscience over ease can.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, quote from Eating Animals
“Lorsque la sexualité disparaît, c'est le corps de l'autre qui apparaît, dans sa présence vaguement hostile; ce sont les bruits, les mouvements, les odeurs; et la présence même de ce corps qu'on ne peut plus toucher, ni sanctifier par le contact, devient peu à peu une gêne; tout cela malheureusement, est connu. La disparition de la tendresse suit toujours de près celle de l'érotisme. Il n'y a pas de relation épurée, d'union supérieure des âmes, ni quoi que ce soit qui puisse y ressembler, ou même l'évoquer sur un mode allusif. Quand l'amour physique disparaît, tout disparaît; un agacement morne, sans profondeur, vient remplir la succession des jours.”
― Michel Houellebecq, quote from The Possibility of an Island
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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