“... The use of your gift for good is your responsibility. You must decide for yourself.”
― Thomas Sweeney, quote from The Harem
“Have you ever believed in something so completely that you were willing to give up everything and everyone in your life to protect it?”
― Thomas Sweeney, quote from The Harem
“The destruction of something beautiful can appear so entertaining.”
― Thomas Sweeney, quote from The Harem
“My eyes refuse to let him leave, but he stands still holding my hand, lingering for as long as possible.”
― Thomas Sweeney, quote from The Harem
“A hero can be afraid, but a hero never runs away.”
― quote from Countdown
“Though death will cancel it, life in this world is a glorious thing.”
― Brian Herbert, quote from House Harkonnen
“Evil turned out not to be a grand thing. Not sneering Emperors with their world-conquering designs. Not cackling demons plotting in the darkness beyond the world. It was small men with their small acts and their small reasons. It was selfishness and carelessness and waste. It was bad luck, incompetence, and stupidity. It was violence divorced from conscience or consequence. It was high ideals, even, and low methods.”
― Joe Abercrombie, quote from Red Country
“Everyone prays,’ he pointed out. ‘Even non-Christians pray. The difference when Christians do it is that they are climbing into the lap of their heavenly Father.”
― quote from Red Moon Rising: How 24-7 Prayer Is Awakening a Generation
“If you love someone you look past their faults and flaws, where most people dwell on them and use it against them.”
― quote from The Missing Link
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.