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Jul 22, 2010 12:28pm
Write you favorite quotes down from your most favorite book lets see how many we get:)
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"Blood of my blood and bone of my bone. You carry me within ye, Claire, and ye canna leave me now, no matter what happens. You are mine, always, if ye will it or no, if ye want me or nay. Mine, and I wilna let ye go." Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
"Death and taxes and childbirth! There is never a convenient time for any of them"-Scarlett O'Hara on Gone Whit The Wind.
Anne wrote: ""Blood of my blood and bone of my bone. You carry me within ye, Claire, and ye canna leave me now, no matter what happens. You are mine, always, if ye will it or no, if ye want me or nay. Mine, ..."agreed! one of my favorites as well.
"There is neither happiness nor unhappiness in this world; there is only the comparison of one state with another. Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss. It is necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.....the sum of all human wisdom will be contained in these two words: Wait and Hope." — Alexandre Dumas (The Count of Monte Cristo)
"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."-- J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire)
JenC. wrote: " ...Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss."I love this.
Elena, that Scarlett quote is great. I like these two:Great balls of fire. Don't bother me anymore, and don't call me sugar.
I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow.
Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.
"Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially when my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off--then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can." Moby-Dick
"I will find you," he whispered in my ear. "I promise. If I must endure two hundred years of purgatory, two hundred years without you - then that is my punishment, which I have earned for my crimes. For I have lied, and killed, and stolen; betrayed and broken trust. But there is the one thing that shall lie in the balance. When I shall stand before God, I shall have one thing to say, to weigh against the rest." His voice dropped, nearly to a whisper, and his arms tightened around me.
Lord, ye gave me a rare woman, and God! I loved her well." - Diana Gabaldon, Dragonfly in Amber
"And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair" - Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
"You said I killed you - haunt me, then! The murdered do haunt their murderers, I believe. I know that ghosts have wandered on earth. Be with me always - take any form - drive me mad! Only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you!" - Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights
"I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. You may have hear of me." - Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind
Loved your quotes Sarah! The Dragonfly in Amber and Wuthering Heights quotes are both on my list of best quotes ever. I haven't heard of The Name of the Wind. Is it a good book?
JenC. wrote: ""There is neither happiness nor unhappiness in this world; there is only the comparison of one state with another. Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss. It ..."What a great quote! Makes me want to go back and read it again. :)
Tera wrote: "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it'..."Beautiful....
A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman by Joan Anderson. One of my favorite quotes:
"It seems to me that the task of the unfinished woman is to acknowledge her life as a work in progress, allowing each passage, evolution, experience to offer wisdom for her soul." Joan Anderson, page 170.
"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. "--Harper Lee from the book To Kill a Mockingbird
"Not all those who wander are lost. - J.R.R. Tolkien"
--J. R. R. Tolkien from the book The Hobbit
"Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens."
— Carlos Ruiz Zafón (The Shadow of the Wind)
It's a cash and carry world. Sometimes you pay a little. Mostly it's a lot. Sometimes, it's everything you have."— Stephen King (Storm of the Century: An Original Screenplay)
"You know before you know, of course. You are bending over the dryer, pulling out the still-warm sheets, and the knowledge walks up your backbone. You stare at the man you love and you are staring at nothing; he is gone before he is gone."— Elizabeth Berg (Open House)
Christine wrote: "A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman by Joan Anderson. One of my favorite quotes:
"It seems to me that the task of the unfinished woman is to acknowledge her life as a work in pro..."
Love this book!
Tera wrote: "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it'..."TKAM is June's selection for my in-person bookclub. I'm looking forward to re-reading it again!
"To understand just one life, you have to swallow the world."--Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children
"I am half agony, half hope..."
--Jane Austen, Persuasion
This is a quote from The White Garden: A Novel Of Virginia Wolf by Stephanie Barron, definitely not a favorite book but I love the quote: "And then Jo's nostril's caught the wet-clay smell of damp earth, familiar from countless gardens but heavy now as the grave." (Yes, the character's name is Jo like mine, that's not a typo lol!)
“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.” The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Julie wrote: "“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone r..."I really HAD to comment this, sorry for spamming:) I love that quote. Thanks for posting it Julie:)
“I can't die yet, doctor. Not yet. I have things to do. Afterwords I'll have a whole lifetime in which to die.” The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Ananda wrote: "Julie wrote: "“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every ..."Ananda, it is because of you that I have found one of my favorite authors and continue to read his books!
OMG Julie *Hugs* I am so so glad because of this..Yay:) Thank you for the lovely words:)I may sound like a broken record, but I really can't praise his books enough. Carlos Ruiz Zafón rules!!
Ananda wrote: "Julie wrote: "“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every ..."I saw this book mentioned here on GR as a great read and read it and it has found its way onto my list of all time favourites.Thank you.I mean Shadow of the Wind. If I could write his lyrical language, I'd die, happy.
Priya wrote: "Ananda wrote: "Julie wrote: "“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book change..."Priya, I couldn't agree with you more! :)
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Wuthering Heights (other topics)The Prophet (other topics)
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón (other topics)Marcus Tullius Cicero (other topics)
