Book Quotes

Morning everybody, hope you’re all well! This week has been pretty mellow compared to previous weeks, we got the Vitamin D tablets issue sorted, my dad got his car fixed as the exhaust didn’t sound good as it was scraping on the floor, luckily it didn’t take too long (roughly an hour) to fix especially as my dad’s car, is an old make and most places don’t have the parts in at the time, so they have to get them ordered in, but it meant that once they had fixed it, he could go straight to work. My mum and I also wrote a letter to our local MP as a last resort to an issue we’re having, hoping he might be able to help in some way, it took us a few hours to write the whole situation out as there’s so many elements to what it’s regarding, so it was quite long, but unfortunately we’ve run out of options as our local council sends us round in circles, getting us nowhere. Other than that, we’ve been watching the Harry Potter franchise (again), as they’ve been airing one movie at a certain time, on one of our usual channels, so that’s been nice to relax to. It’s made me want to read the books, which I unfortunately don’t own any copies of yet, but I have read and finished two other books this week, one of which I resonate a lot with – especially the choice of words, which will bring me onto this week’s post in a minute, but for now I need to choose a new book to immerse myself in!

Books are the purest form of escapism. From a stunning first sentence to a perfect string of dialogue, there are certain parts of books that feel particularly memorable. They can take you to any time, place, or culture. Whether they make us laugh, cry, or simply reflect, these quotable lines have a habit of sticking with us long after we turn the final page. In honor of National Book Lovers Day August 9, let’s put away our smartphones, pull out a good book and simply read (An audiobook will suffice too). From beloved bestsellers to iconic celebrities, these quotes exemplify the benefits of reading and of a good books to comfort, challenge, and inspire you. Read on for some of the best book quotes we won’t ever forget.

Great literature has gifted us some of the most meaningful and timeless quotes about life, love, and everything in between. Writers can put words to the feelings and experiences we can’t quite capture ourselves and leave us with quotes that resonate long after we’ve turned the page. Sometimes, we’re inspired by a quote that we didn’t even know came from a book. Whether they’re inspirational, raw, poetic, wise, or downright beautiful, the best book quotes are worth writing down and remembering. That’s why I compiled this little list of book quotes from some of the world’s most beloved authors. Some are taken from timeless classics, and others are from modern-day books, but they all strike a chord in the hearts of readers around the globe.

Quotes About Books:

“A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors.” – Charles Baudelaire

“It wasn’t until I started reading and found books they wouldn’t let us read in school that I discovered you could be insane and happy and have a good life without being like everybody else.” – John Waters

“Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai

“Reality doesn’t always give us the life that we desire, but we can always find what we desire between the pages of books.” ―Adelise M. Cullens

“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.”— Walt Disney

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” —Dr. Seuss

“Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world.” — Jeanette Winterson

“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” ― Charles W. Eliot

“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.” ― Gustave Flaubert

“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.” ― Mark Twain

“It’s not that I don’t like people. It’s just that when I’m in the company of others – even my nearest and dearest – there always comes a moment when I’d rather be reading a book.” – Maureen Corrigan

“Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” – Bill Watterson

“What better occupation, really, than to spend the evening at the fireside with a book, with the wind beating on the windows and the lamp burning bright.” – Gustave Flaubert

“Of course anyone who truly loves books buys more of them than he or she can hope to read in one fleeting lifetime. A good book, resting unopened in its slot on a shelf, full of majestic potentiality, is the most comforting sort of intellectual wallpaper.” – David Quammen

Quotes From Books:

“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.” — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will, which I now exert to leave you.” — Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

 “The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.” ― John Green, (Looking for Alaska)

 “One must always be careful of books… and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.” – Cassandra Clare, (Clockwork Angel)

“Oh, the places you’ll go! You’ll be on your way up! You’ll be seeing great sights! You’ll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.” — Dr. Seuss, (Oh, the Places You’ll Go)

 “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. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.” — Harper Lee, (To Kill a Mockingbird)

 “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts.” — William Shakespeare, (As You Like It)

 “From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of intimate friends. Books became her friends and there was one for every mood.” — Betty Smith, (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)

 “My advice is, never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time”. —  Charles Dickens, (David Copperfield)

“I had the epiphany that laughter was light, and light was laughter, and that this was the secret of the universe.” — Donna Tartt, (The Goldfinch)

“We accept the love we think we deserve.” ― Stephen Chbosky, (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)

“Memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don’t go along with that. The memories I value most, I don’t ever see them fading.” — Kazuo Ishiguro, (Never Let Me Go)

“Brave doesn’t mean you’re not scared. It means you go on even though you’re scared.” — Angie Thomas, (The Hate U Give

“Life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms, is like a sonnet: You’re given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself.” — Madeleine L’Engle, (A Wrinkle in Time)

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

There are so many other fantastic ones that I haven’t included mainly due to the fact that the list would be never-ending and I’m sure you all have other things you need to be doing! So on that note I shall say thank you for visiting my blog and reading today’s post, I hope you all have a lovely week and I shall see you next Wednesday!