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Post by annalovesbooks1983 on Sept 9, 2009 11:54:47 GMT -5
For my friends birthday Im hand making a quote book with lots of good quotes on many different subjects, mostly ones Ive found in books Ive read, Can any of you post some of your mos recent favourite quotes?
Id really appreciate that thanks
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Post by Steph on Sept 9, 2009 19:01:50 GMT -5
There already is a thread for quotes from books over here: rorysbookclub.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=226. I think that you can get a lot of good quotes (or at least inspiration) from the posts over there. Two of my favorites: "The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'Awww'" - On the Road - Jack Kerouac "I met an old lady once, almost a hundred years old, and she told me, 'There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. How much do you love me, and Who's in charge?'" - Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
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Post by Hanna on Sept 13, 2009 6:10:20 GMT -5
I write quote books for myself because I'm just that nerdy, so here's some of mine:
"Harry was left to ponder in silence the depths to which girls would sink to get revenge." Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
"Worry does not empty tomorrow of it's sorrow, it empties today of it's strength." Corrie ten Boom
"Always question those who are certain of what they are saying." Elie Wiesel.
"Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." Elie Wiesel
"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." Winston Churchill
"Of what else have young ladies to think, but husbands?" Vanity Fair
"Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship." Dorothy Parker
"Don't join the bookburners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in to your library and read every book." Dwight D. Eisenhower
"You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun." Al Capone
"Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something." Robert Heinlein
"Careful. We don't want to learn from this." Calvin and Hobbes
"REality continues to ruin my life." Calvin and Hobbes
"Leave it to a girl to take the fun out of sex discrimination." Calvin and Hobbes
"Hello, Legolas like saved Middle Earth. That's a huge part of European history." The OC
"Democratic in Africa, a word like the slang usage of totally and bobbing for fries, used purely for cool effect." Special Topics in Calamity Physics
"People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading." Logan Pearshall Smith
"A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginnning to a lasting friendship." The Book Thief
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Post by Carma on Sept 14, 2009 10:41:01 GMT -5
this site: www.quotationspage.com/has loads of quotes from all over the place.. you can see them by subjects and then browse through them .
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