“We're going to have such fun, you and I.”
― J.D. Barker, quote from The Fourth Monkey
“Father once told me there was a sweet spot to life between the age of fifteen and sixty-five when you were fully visible to the world—any older and you fade from sight, dimming to obscurity. And”
― J.D. Barker, quote from The Fourth Monkey
“He loved TV Guide. He never watched television, didn’t need to—he got everything he needed from the magazine”
― J.D. Barker, quote from The Fourth Monkey
“television had lost its luster when they canceled The Incredible Hulk in May of 1982.”
― J.D. Barker, quote from The Fourth Monkey
“Mizaru means see no evil, Kikazaru means hear no evil, and Iwazaru means speak no evil.” Father”
― J.D. Barker, quote from The Fourth Monkey
“Shakespeare: …the best way to peace is to have a still and quiet conscience. Or none at all, thought Gamache.”
― Louise Penny, quote from Bury Your Dead
“... И всичко ще има дълбок смисъл, както е пълно със смисъл всяко движение на сложен механизъм, и всичко ще бъде странно и значи безсмислено за нас, или поне за онези от нас, които още не могат да свикнат с безсмислицата и да я приемат за правило.”
― Arkady Strugatsky, quote from The Snail on the Slope
“The treasure secretly gathered in your heart will become evident through your creative work.
—Albrecht Durer”
― Elise Broach, quote from Masterpiece
“said. “I’m just not ready yet.” It would take something other than my daily nagging. So one night, a night I knew would be”
― Elizabeth McCracken, quote from The Giant's House
“Tea ... is a religion of the art of life.”
― Kakuzō Okakura, quote from The Book of Tea
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.