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22 of the Most Beautiful and Meaningful Book Quotes
Words. They have the ability to either break you down or build you up.
The sheer force that words can carry never fails to astonish me.
It’s fascinating how certain words or quotes can evoke varying reactions in different individuals.
No matter what, specific quotes in literature have the ability to linger in our minds even after we finish reading.
They are the ones that catch your attention and arouse your curiosity. These are the quotes that truly strike a chord within you.
Here are some I love:
Note: All of these are from books I’ve read. I’ve reviewed and recommended some of them, so I’ll be linking to those posts under the quotes. Keep an eye out!
1. “The two words that will change your life are “thank you”. Like a candle that can light a thousand more without shortening its own life, appreciation is a gift that, when given, can set the whole world aglow.”
The Downstairs Girl, Stacey Lee
My review of The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee is here.
2. “You don’t realize how much a goodbye is worth, until you never get one.”
The Matzah Ball, Jean Meltzer
3. “We’re all united by grief, and somehow divided by the same thing.”
Letters to the Lost, Brigid Kemmerer
4. “People were always so afraid of nightmares. Never realized it was dreams they needed to be on the lookout for.”
Rubi Ramos’s Recipe for Success, Jessica Parra
5. “There is no one more courageous than the person who speaks with the courage of his convictions.”
Quiet, Susan Cain
6. “Thought is free.”
The Tempest, Shakespeare
7. “Possibilities don’t hurt as much as realities. Possibilities are exciting and endless. Realities are final.”
By Your Side, Kasie West
8. “Stop worrying about what you don’t have and start focusing on what you do.”
Ruined, Amy Tintera
9. “But real love is very quiet, very still. It’s boring, if seen from the perspective of high drama. Love is deep and calm- and constant.”
The Silent Patient, Alex Michaelides
10. “Everybody has secrets. That’s nondebatable. The only question is whether you’re keeping your own, or someone else’s.”
The Cousins, Karen M. McManus
11. “Just when you think you understand something, you realize it’s way more complicated that you ever could have imagined”
The Paper Girl of Paris, Jordyn Taylor
My review and similar recommendations are here.
12. “If you like doing something, then it’s not silly.”
Hot British Boyfriend, Kristy Boyce
My review of Hot British Boyfriend, and similar recommendations.
Bonus: An interview with Kristy Boyce, author of Hot British Boyfriend.
13. “Choices are never easy. There are good and bad options, but the most dangerous is to not make any choice at all.”
A Heart So Fierce and Broken (Cursebreaker series), Brigid Kemmerer
My review of the Cursebreaker series is here.
14. “And that is the greatest risk, presenting something you love and asking others to love it too.”
Happily Ever Afters, Elise Bryant
My review of Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant.
15. “You’ve got to figure out what makes the world beautiful for you, so you can help make it beautiful for other people.”
Catch a Falling Star, Kim Culbertson
My review and similar recommendations!
16. “Some people like their sadness out in the open, but the vast majority prefer to cry alone.”
Once and for All, Sarah Dessen
17. “Characters, and people for that matter, should say what they mean.”
If I’m Being Honest, Austin Siegemund-Broka and Emily Wibberley
18. “People all sort of look the same to me until I talk to them. That’s when they start to get interesting. That’s when they start to shimmer.”
Pumpkinheads, Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks
My review of Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks.
19. “I love that every generation thinks they’ve invented it. They think they’re the first ones to fall in love and get their hearts broken, to feel loss and passion and pain. And in a way, they are. We’ve been there before, of course. But for young people, that doesn’t matter. Everything is new. Which I love, because it means everything is always beginning again. It’s hopeful, I think. At least to me.”
Field Notes on Love, Jennifer E. Smith
My review and like recommendations.
20. “Because feminism, contrary to popular belief, isn’t about hating on guys like me. It’s all about all of us working toward equality, together.”
Not Here to Be Liked, Michelle Quach
My review of Not Here to Be Liked.
21. “In friendship we are all debtors. We all owe each other for a thousand small kindnesses, for little moments of grace in the chaos.”
The Start of Me and You, Emery Lord
22. “There is something really empowering about self-love… To understand yourself on a deep level… And to accept everything you are and everything you’re not… Can change your life in the most liberating way possible.”
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert’s Story, Debbie Tung
