“the truth was not always what people wanted to hear; sometimes it was better to keep the burden of truth to yourself.”
― Katerina Diamond, quote from The Teacher
“Of course every person you meet in life has an impact on who you become, no matter how small the interaction, everything matters.”
― Katerina Diamond, quote from The Teacher
“People, she knew, are rarely who they show themselves to be. There is always a lie, always a mask.”
― Katerina Diamond, quote from The Teacher
“When hope fails all that follows is complete and utter despair. Without hope there is no despair.”
― Katerina Diamond, quote from The Teacher
“It’s very complicated in your head, isn’t it,”
― Katerina Diamond, quote from The Teacher
“What the hell happened, then? Where’s the body?’ Daniels was annoyed. ‘Out back in the conservatory, it’s all kinds of fucked up,’ Grey offered.”
― Katerina Diamond, quote from The Teacher
“the prettier the packaging, the more emotionally expensive the contents.”
― Katerina Diamond, quote from The Teacher
“the higher you put someone on a pedestal the further they have to fall.”
― Katerina Diamond, quote from The Teacher
“trust once broken can never be repaired.”
― Katerina Diamond, quote from The Teacher
“However,” as Ed notes, “apart from any one Scriptural interpretation, vile, inhuman spirits do roam the earth today. And when commanded to speak, the spirits’ reply is a grave one: My name is Legion: We Are One. It is also true that these spirits possess overwhelming powers, and work with a ferocious rage, malice, and spite against mankind. Oddly, the only protection man can summon against these negative forces is mention of the name of God—though more particularly Jesus—and the presentation of blessed objects. Otherwise, nothing will stay these bizarre spirit entities.”
― quote from The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren
“There’s a thin line between saving someone and helping them destroy themselves”
― Lara Zielin, quote from The Waiting Sky
“Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.”
― Kate Carlisle, quote from Homicide in Hardcover
“A life that partakes even a little of friendship, love, irony, humor, parenthood, literature, and music, and the chance to take part in battles for the liberation of others cannot be called 'meaningless'...”
― Christopher Hitchens, quote from Hitch-22: A Memoir
“If everyone knows so much about it, why do they need to make a documentary?”
― Brigid Pasulka, quote from A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True
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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