“I intend to follow the path of virtue. It will not be overcrowded.”
― Lloyd Alexander, quote from Westmark
“-"He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful."
-"It was stupid.”
― Lloyd Alexander, quote from Westmark
“Forgive me....I called you an idiot. I spoke too hastily. You are not. Had I given it more thought, I would have called you a scoundrel.”
― Lloyd Alexander, quote from Westmark
“Find what you want. I will find you.”
― Lloyd Alexander, quote from Westmark
“...righteousness [is] always more believable when combined with dreariness.”
― Lloyd Alexander, quote from Westmark
“How easy it is to think well of ourselves. Until the moment is upon us, we can never be certain.”
― Lloyd Alexander, quote from Westmark
“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, quote from Pangeran Kecil
“You’re a very strong personality, Harper. You would only be attracted to someone who’s either stronger or equally strong.” It pissed her off that he’d read her so easily. “And you think you’re stronger, don’t you?” “What I think is that when I’m deep inside you, neither of us will care.”
― Suzanne Wright, quote from Burn
“The world is full of bastards, the number increasing rapidly the further one gets from Missoula, Montana.”
― Norman Maclean, quote from A River Runs Through It
“He has an Android operating system and you have Apple. It's a compatibility issue. You'll never get along. You may as well just end it now.”
― Jessica Brody, quote from A Week of Mondays
“...he possessed for attractive form of courage: bravery of a nervous man. After all, any rash fool can be a hero if he sets no value on his life or hasn't the wit to appreciate the danger. But to understand the risks, perhaps even to flinch at first, but then summon the strength to face them down--that is my opinion is the most commendable for of value...”
― Robert Harris, quote from Conspirata
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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