“Every living thing is precious somehow.”
― T.A. Barron, quote from The Seven Songs of Merlin
“All of us, all living things, have the potential to change.”
― T.A. Barron, quote from The Seven Songs of Merlin
“The strongest bonds are of the heart.”
― T.A. Barron, quote from The Seven Songs of Merlin
“The best way to protect something is to set it free.”
― T.A. Barron, quote from The Seven Songs of Merlin
“For a true name holds true power.”
― T.A. Barron, quote from The Seven Songs of Merlin
“Everything is connected to everything else.”
― T.A. Barron, quote from The Seven Songs of Merlin
“The heart can see things invisible to the eye.”
― T.A. Barron, quote from The Seven Songs of Merlin
“I won, goddammit. I beat Kollberg. I beat you. I got everything I goddamn wanted: fame, wealth, power. Shit, I even got the girl."
"The problem with happy endings," Tan'elKoth said,"is that nothing is ever truly over."
"Fuck that," Hari said."I am living happily ever goddamn after. I am.”
― Matthew Woodring Stover, quote from Blade of Tyshalle
“Do not let me hear
Of the wisdom of old men, but rather of their folly,
Their fear of fear and frenzy, their fear of possession,
Of belonging to another, or to others, or to God.
The only wisdom we can hope to acquire
Is the wisdom of humility: humility is endless.”
― T.S. Eliot, quote from Four Quartets
“Life is not what you have or what you can keep. It is what you can bear to lose.”
― Kathleen Kent, quote from The Heretic's Daughter
“Tobias took the photograph. At least, that's what I saw. Most likely I still had the photograph in my hand, but I couldn't feel it there, now I perceived Tobias holding it. It's strange, the way the mind can change perception.”
― Brandon Sanderson, quote from Legion
“En los textos antiguos, "explícito" significaba "repentino" e "inesperado". ¿Lo sabías?”
― Kyōichi Katayama, quote from Socrates In Love
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.