I love bookish quotes and quotes from books, though I am really really lousy about writing them down and remembering them. That made me a little nervous about this week's Top Ten prompt at The Broke and the Bookish which is... of course...to list our top ten favorite quotes. BUT, I googled and figured out (remembered) a few of my favorites and in fact, I couldn't stop and I think I went over the allotted number. Oh, well!
Top Ten (or so) Favorite Quotes from Books
-- Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
“Sometimes people are beautiful.
Not in looks.
Not in what they say.
Just in what they are.”
“Sometimes people are beautiful.
Not in looks.
Not in what they say.
Just in what they are.”
-- Ed Kennedy from I'm the Messenger by Markus Zusak
“I am haunted by humans.”
-- Death from The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
-- Alice from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
"Oh my cherished preserver!"
-- Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
"Because that's what Hermione does," said Ron, shrugging, "When in doubt, go to the library.”
"Because that's what Hermione does," said Ron, shrugging, "When in doubt, go to the library.”
-- Ron from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
“There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for.”
“There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for.”
-- Sam from The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
“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.”
“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.”
-- from An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, but I can't remember exactly who said it.
“You have brains in our heads You have feet in your shoes you can steer yourself in any direction you choose.”
-- from Oh, the Places You'll Go by Dr. Suess
“I collapse in bed and fall asleep with me other hand clasped around the blue rubber band. And I dream about blue eyes and blue nails and first-kiss lips dusted with blue sugar crystals.”
“I collapse in bed and fall asleep with me other hand clasped around the blue rubber band. And I dream about blue eyes and blue nails and first-kiss lips dusted with blue sugar crystals.”
-- Lola from Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
“It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.”
“It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.”
-- Kvothe from The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
“Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.”
“Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.”
-- Anne from Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
"For you, a thousand times over."
-- Hassan from The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Fun! I love these all so much! Did I happen to list any of your favorites too?
What a terrific list. I love Oh the Places You'll Go. A different quote from Alice in Wonderland made my Top Ten.
ReplyDeleteI really like this! I don't write down quotes from books and I really should...
ReplyDeleteJane Eyre, Tolkien, Rowling, Zusak, Anne of Green Gables, you listed so many of my favorite books and authors! I can't believe I forgot to include John Green in my list!
ReplyDeleteSo many good ones!!! Anne of Green Gables...practically that whole book is quoteable!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the Samwise quote :)
And who could EVER compete with Hermione logic :)
super list!
I love all these quotes. What a great selection!
ReplyDeleteAn excellent selection of quotations, I love the Alice in Wonderland quote in particular. I have yet to read Lola and the Boy Next Door, but reading that quote and remembering how much I enjoyed Stephanie Perkins' writing in Anna, I must get my hands on a copy!
ReplyDeleteI love the Sam quote! The Hermione and the library one is hilarious as well.
ReplyDeleteJennifer @ Feminist Fairy Tale Reviews
http://feministfairytalereviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/top-ten-tuesday-23-book-quotes.html
Um, can I just say THIS is the list of quotes I wish I'd posted? I adore that one from Jane Eyre. And how could I not have quoted from Anne?
ReplyDeleteOkay, your Top Ten Tuesday posts always get me thinking. I can tell you spend a lot of time on them.
ReplyDeleteThis list of quotes is great. I love everyone of them. That I AM THE MESSENGER quote needs to go on my mirror or something. And I clearly need to read that Patrick Rothfuss book.
SO MANY GOOD ONES! I love the one about Hermione. And the Patrick Rothfuss one. And Kite Runner! *explodingwithquotelove*
ReplyDeleteI really liked the one from An Abundance of Katherines. Looks like I need to give John Green one more chance.
ReplyDeleteLots of great choices!
ReplyDeleteVery well done! John Green, Hermione, Anne of GG, and two! from Zusak. I love Ed Kennedy.
ReplyDeleteKindred spirits indeed!
You picked so many good quotes. I love all the ones I recognize and am familiar with.
ReplyDeleteLove the Chamber of Secrets quote. I have a small copy of Oh, the Places You'll Go! which I often keep in my bag to read when I'm out and about.
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