Sign in with Facebook
Books Quotes
Quotes tagged as "books"
Showing 1-30 of 9,910
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Coraline
― Coraline
“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
― Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”
―
―
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
―
―
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.”
―
―
“One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.”
― Clockwork Angel
― Clockwork Angel
“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
―
―
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited.”
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
―
―
“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”
― An Abundance of Katherines
― An Abundance of Katherines
“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
“Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.”
― Clockwork Angel
― Clockwork Angel
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
―
―
“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
― Conversations with William Styron
― Conversations with William Styron
All Quotes
|
My Quotes
|
Add A Quote
Browse By Tag
- Love Quotes 93.5k
- Life Quotes 74k
- Inspirational Quotes 70k
- Humor Quotes 42k
- Philosophy Quotes 28.5k
- Inspirational Quotes Quotes 25.5k
- God Quotes 25.5k
- Truth Quotes 22.5k
- Wisdom Quotes 22.5k
- Romance Quotes 21k
- Poetry Quotes 21k
- Death Quotes 19k
- Happiness Quotes 18.5k
- Hope Quotes 17.5k
- Faith Quotes 17k
- Life Lessons Quotes 16.5k
- Quotes Quotes 16k
- Inspiration Quotes 16k
- Motivational Quotes 14.5k
- Writing Quotes 14.5k
- Religion Quotes 14.5k
- Spirituality Quotes 14k
- Relationships Quotes 13.5k
- Success Quotes 13k
- Life Quotes Quotes 13k
- Love Quotes Quotes 12.5k
- Time Quotes 12k
- Motivation Quotes 11.5k
- Science Quotes 11k
- Knowledge Quotes 11k
