“But you don't let true happiness slip out of your grasp without one helluva fight.”
― Johanna Lindsey, quote from That Perfect Someone
“If you think I'm going to tell my wife she came in second place, you're out of your gourd. I'll convey the apology and not another bloody word.”
― Johanna Lindsey, quote from That Perfect Someone
“Now that's the sort of love Richard had always been looking for, enduring, defying obstacles, reciprocated.”
― Johanna Lindsey, quote from That Perfect Someone
“James stared at him for a moment, a brief moment, before his stonelike fist landed in Richard's gut. "Wrong answer. Try again.”
― Johanna Lindsey, quote from That Perfect Someone
“Between the initial idea and the finished piece lies a gulf we can see across, but never fully chart. The truly special moments in artmaking lie in those moments when concept is converted to reality — those moments when the gulf is being crossed.”
― quote from Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
“Raisins again. I like raisins, but I have a habit of losing one or two on the floor every time I eat them. I always find them later and think they are: a) a mouse turd or b) a cockroach. Then I figure out it's a raisin and sigh with relief. This pretty much happens every time I find a lost raisin.”
― Julie Halpern, quote from Get Well Soon
“history is simply a version of events that can be easily influenced by the political, cultural and religious leanings of those who write it.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from The Krishna Key
“The wicked at heart probably know something.”
― Woody Allen, quote from Without Feathers
“My impact on hearts is like an earthquake happening on the other side of the world: if I'm lucky, I can hope for a teacup tinkling in its saucer. And even then it's a bit of a surprise and everybody talks about it afterward.”
― Holly Smale, quote from Geek Girl
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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