From my first post of book quotes I wrote:
For about as long as I have been reading, I have collected quotes. What makes a good quote? I think it’s a snippet of writing that speaks volumes. It is the prose version of a poem – something that, in a condensed manner, waxes philosophic on a subject. Or it might be a turn of a phrases that perfectly captures or identifies a moment. Or might just be a sentence that makes me burst out laughing.
There have been times that I’ve looked back on a quote and wondered why I had thought a quote worth saving, but more often than not, I’ve enjoyed looking back on the quotes I’ve collected.
I thought it might be nice to share some of the quotes I’ve been finding in the books I’ve been reading for this blog. I hope you enjoy these as well.
My collection of quotes has been growing rapidly, but I’ve been slow on sharing them. I hope I can change that in 2019.
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“I think maybe my waking life is becoming so interesting that I don’t need to dream things up anymore.”
The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden by Philippa Dowding
“All I want to do with my life is get out and fly above the troubles of this crappy world.”
The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden by Philippa Dowding
“You’re alone when you die, even if you’re surrounded by hundreds.”
A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison
“People are a precious commodity, in bulk. Individuals tend to get lost in the shuffle.”
The Interminables by Paige Orwin
“Anyone who has had a friend or been one knows that it takes an awful lot of work.”
The Christmas Tree by Julie Salamon
“No one likes to think that they might not be the smartest person in the room.”
Playing Tyler by T.L. Costa
“All people want to live dignified lives, dignity just means something different to different people.”
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
“Two people can keep a secret if one of them is dead.”
“The Twithead with the Dragon Tattoo” by Charlotte Moore in Dragonwriter
“May I never be too old to have a birthday, and you to make magic of it!”
Julian Hawthorne: The Life of a Prodigal Son by Gary Scharnhorst
“One house isn’t built for two nasty people.”
Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker by Chuck Haddix