Quotes from The Body of Christopher Creed

“Nobody stopped believing that other people were more guilty than they were. Why do people have so much trouble seeing their own faults but such an easy time seeing everyone else's?”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“Things don't have to be sane when they're normal.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“People can love their lies, tell their lies, believe their own lies until hell pays a visit.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“People only see as far as they are able and the rest of the truth is lost on them.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“But not hurting people and knowing how to get along with people, ... they're different.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“You're in my personal space, so get out of it.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“Life is a journey, and I may not have always lived up to my ability, but I have always lived purposefully, and I guess readers get caught up with me, raising the questions, looking for the answers, looking to be a little more understanding, a little less judgmental, a little more merciful. I hope so.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“I only wish to be gone. Therefore, I AM.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“People will do and think whatever it is they have to in order to survive.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“«People used to say I was weird,» he said. «I used to care. But I don't anymore. People shouldn't care, people shouldn't use words like weird once you hit junior year. Everyone's weird. That's the way I look at it.»”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“You're making it sound like it's more dangerous to have a slightly weird family, than a totally weird family.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“...perhaps they will remember Chris Creed and they will find their tolerance, their compassion.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“There is justice in an insanely cruel world.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“It was as if the story had been added to, so as not to disgust people too much.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“When you go into a room, you knock first. If you start asking people questions and they start tilting back in their chairs, it means they don't want to talk about it. It means if you look at something on their computer screens, they're likely to knock your brains out with a baseball bat.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“You can't find your life, or your peace, in the middle of a bezillion eyes staring at you.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

“No friend of my parents is a pervert. It's physiologically impossible.”
― Carol Plum-Ucci, quote from The Body of Christopher Creed

About the author

Popular quotes

“The path we plan for ourselves meanders in ways we can never imagine. Life never ceases to throw us googlies. It is how we handle them that makes all the difference. Sometimes you have to take control of it and, at other times, it is best to let go. And the wisest of persons is the one who knows which option to choose.”
― Preeti Shenoy, quote from The One You Cannot Have

“And will you love me for a day? A year? A lifetime?" She knew the answer but wanted to hear him say it in that beautiful, shattered voice.
"Beyond that," he whispered, eyes shining with the tempest of emotion he'd held in check until now. "Beyond the reign of false gods and meddlesome priests. Beyond al Zafira when her bright stars fade.”
― Grace Draven, quote from Master of Crows

“We were the unflinching prisoners of a grandiose make-believe, we who looked upon ourselves as heard-headed materialists. We dismissed the distress of today, the human wreckage scattered all about us, the terror and militarism prevailing in the country with the stereotyped belief that we were marching forward with great strides.”
― Jan Valtin, quote from Out of the Night: The Memoir of Richard Julius Herman Krebs alias Jan Valtin

“...most of us build prisons for ourselves and after we occupy them for a period of time we become accustomed to their walls and accept the false premise that we are incarcerated for life. As soon as that belief takes hold of us we abandon hope of ever doing more with our lives and of ever giving our dreams a chance to be fulfilled. We become puppets and begin to suffer living deaths. It may be praiseworthy and noble to sacrifice your life to a cause or a business or the happiness of others, but if you are miserable and unfulfilled in that lifestyle, and know it, then to remain in it is a hypocrisy, a lie, and a rejection of the faith placed in you by your creator.”
― Og Mandino, quote from The Greatest Miracle in the World

“Some pretend to be rich, yet have nothing; others pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.”
― Malcolm Gladwell, quote from David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (Audio CD)

Interesting books

About BookQuoters

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.