“What you lost weakened you, could kill you. What you wanted kept you going. What you wanted gave you strength.”
― Peter Behrens, quote from The Law of Dreams
“Sooner or later everyone disguises themselves and where they have been and what they have done.”
― Peter Behrens, quote from The Law of Dreams
“Stories always started this way, suddenly, and set within a strange world. Patience is required, to let the stories unroll. This is how people explan their lives.”
― Peter Behrens, quote from The Law of Dreams
“Is courage just the awareness that gestures, journeys, lives have intrinsic shape, and must, one way or another, be completed?”
― Peter Behrens, quote from The Law of Dreams
“Where do they come from, thoughts?
Like wrens, out of the sky.
They arrive.
Noisy, hungry, perfectly themselves.”
― Peter Behrens, quote from The Law of Dreams
“You throw yourself on the world like turf on a fire.”
― Peter Behrens, quote from The Law of Dreams
Peter Behrens
Born place: in Montreal, Canada
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“And I realized that there's a big difference between deciding to leave and knowing where to go.”
― Robyn Schneider, quote from The Beginning of Everything
“If you want to be free, all you have to do is let go.”
― Terry Hayes, quote from I Am Pilgrim
“great. now i was starting to get jealous of myself.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Being Nikki
“Some can do things others cannot,” Nandera said, as if that was enough explanation.”
― Robert Jordan, quote from A Crown of Swords
“We lived always in the stretch or sag of nerves, either on the crest or in the trough of waves of feeling.”
― T.E. Lawrence, quote from Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
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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.
