Quotes from The Testament

“If you're gonna be stupid you gotta be tough.”
― John Grisham, quote from The Testament

“Shame was an emotion he had abandoned years earlier. Addicts know no shame. You disgrace yourself so many times you become immune to it.”
― John Grisham, quote from The Testament

“When witnesses concoct lies, they often miss the obvious.”
― John Grisham, quote from The Testament

“In one long glorious acknowledgment of failure, he laid himself bare before God.”
― John Grisham, quote from The Testament

“Four rehabs meant a fifth was somewhere down the road.”
― John Grisham, quote from The Testament

“He'd had his career, his triumphs. Success had brought him nothing but misery; he couldn't handle it. Success had thrown him in the gutter”
― John Grisham, quote from The Testament

“It wouldn't pay to get fresh with a missionary.”
― John Grisham, quote from The Testament

“I believe in God,” he said, truthfully but weakly. “It’s easy to say that,” she said, her words still slow and soft. “And I don’t doubt you. But saying is one thing, living is another matter.”
― John Grisham, quote from The Testament

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“Never a truer word said or thought. Anything was possible.”
― Clive Barker, quote from The Great and Secret Show

“It doesn’t do my self-esteem much good though, does it?’

‘Your self-esteem has had a lifetime of steady attention,’ said Philippa abstractedly.”
― Dorothy Dunnett, quote from Checkmate

“I can turn into a coyote," I said. "My mom tells me I must get it from my father."

Calvin's jaw dropped, then his face froze. "Your mother was a white woman," he said urgently. "You can't turn into a coyote."

"Can, too," I said indignantly. It was one thing for me to tell him he was lying--I knew I was right. It was an entirely different matter for him to tell me I was lying.

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"Mercy," Adam said with an exaggerated patience tinged with humor. He knew I was doing it on purpose. That was okay but he wasn't angry anymore.

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"Knock it off, both of you. Neither of you is five.”
― Patricia Briggs, quote from River Marked

“Among equals gratitude is reciprocal; her gratitude to these Titans, who called themselves average and were unaware of their own tremendous strength in being able to live, only made her feel more lost, inept, and lonely than ever.”
― quote from I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

“The closest held secret is the one that never sours with age.”
― Steven Erikson, quote from Gardens of the Moon

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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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