Famous Quotes from Books
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. – Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The only way out is through. – Hamlet by William Shakespeare
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. – The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat. – Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness. – Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. – Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
The only way to deal with temptation is to yield to it. – The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
We are all fools in love. – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Famous Quotes from Books part 2
It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live. – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Whenever you feel like criticizing any one… just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had. – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go. – I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! by Dr. Seuss
Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye. – The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change. – The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
We are all fools in love. – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will. – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’ – The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis
All grown-ups were once children… but only few of them remember it. – The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Strange how monsters can reach from beyond the grave, as potent in death as they were in life. – Dracula by Bram Stoker
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. – Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already. – The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful. – Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it. – The Diary of a Chambermaid by Octave Mirbeau
There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights. – Dracula by Bram Stoker
One must always be careful of books and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us. – Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do. – Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. – I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart. – Emma by Jane Austen
The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness. – Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
In vain have I struggled, it will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you. – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. – The Critic as Artist by Oscar Wilde
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. – The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. – Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy. – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live. – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling