“... The use of your gift for good is your responsibility. You must decide for yourself.”
“Have you ever believed in something so completely that you were willing to give up everything and everyone in your life to protect it?”
“The destruction of something beautiful can appear so entertaining.”
“My eyes refuse to let him leave, but he stands still holding my hand, lingering for as long as possible.”
“So I was still guilty. And if I was not guilty because one cannot be guilty of betraying a criminal, then I was guilty of having loved a criminal.”
“As the sun fell below the horizon, Sir Luckless emerged from the waters with the glory of his triumph upon him, and flung himself in his rusted armor at the feet of Amata, who was the kindest and most beautiful woman he had ever beheld. Flushed with success, he begged for her hand and her heart, and Amata, no less delighted, realized that she had found a man worthy of them.”
“Love doesn't always come when you want it to. Sometimes it just happens, despite your will.”
“I know how difficult it can be when the image you've had of something doesn't match its reality; when the friend beside you turns into a monster.”
“I don’t know why I ever helped you.”
“Because you like broken things.”
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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