You Can Quote Me!
When I was preparing for this week's topic, I scrolled through my many, many, MANY quotes saved on GoodReads, and I was overwhelmed by the number of amazing quotes I had saved. I seem to be especially fond of John Green, and I do feel he can turn a phrase and plant some nuggets of wisdom in all his books, but I am not going to do a list of John Green quotes. It was hard to pick just ten, but these really spoke to me.
- Looking For Alaska by John Green
- The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
- To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
- The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket
- I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
- Landline by Rainbow Rowell
- Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde
- Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
- A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Is there an author you find really "quotable"?
Let us know in the comments!
A couple of quotes from To Kill a Mockingbird made my list this week too. I think that's the most quotable book I've ever read, probably just because I've re-read it so many times.
ReplyDeleteSince I stick to the ten in top ten, I decided not to duplicate books, though, I think I had three from To Kill a Mockingbird on my short list.
DeleteBeautiful quotes!
ReplyDeleteLotte | www.lottelauv.blogspot.co.uk
Thanks!
DeleteThat to the stars quote is very popular! I've seen it everywhere!
ReplyDeleteI love that Tolkien quote too! It's lovely!
I adore that SJM quote, and love that Kiersten put it on her graduation cap. That Tolkien quote has been a favorite of mine forever, and becomes more and more meaningful the older I get.
DeleteJohn Green really does have some amazing quotes. I could have done a whole post on quotes from Harry Potter and Perks of Being a Wallflower too - and Oscar Wilde! Love the one you chose.
ReplyDelete-Lauren
www.shootingstarsmag.net
Green is way too quotable. The man knows how to stimulate my brain.
DeleteHonestly, it would be pretty easy to do a whole list of nothing but John Green quotes. I understand wanting to mix things up, though.
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Seriously, he just knows how to phrase something in such a way, that it captures my heart or my interest
DeleteGreat quotes and graphics! I have that JRR Tolkien quote on a t-shirt.
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Well, that's an awesome t-shirt!
DeleteTo Kill a Mockingbird has so many great quotes. And I like and remember the one from Landline even though I didn’t necessarily love the book.
ReplyDeleteI loved Landline. I am in the minority, who like RR's adult books better than her YA
DeleteAttachments is actually my favorite by RR (well, tied with E&P) but I just couldn’t connect with Georgie. I almost felt like she didn’t really deserve Neil.
DeleteBut watching her fall back in love with him was beautiful for me. (and Attachments is really underrated, because it was phenomenal).
DeleteOh my gosh, I so agree about Attachments being underrated. I feel like all people talk about is Fangirl. But Attachments was so amazing. And now I totally want to do a reread. :)
DeleteI would do that if the library had the audio
DeleteAh I love that ACOMAF quote!
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/30/top-ten-tuesday-209/
I love that quote and thought my daughter chose wisely, when putting it on her cap
DeleteOh l ok ve all the graphics! Such great quotes!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I suck at making graphics, so I am lucky we have the internet.
DeleteWow! Those are some great quotes, Sam! I'm particularly fond of the ones from To Kill a Mockingbird, Fellowship of the Ring, and I'll Give You the Sun but mostly because I've read those. :)
ReplyDeleteI like when I have context for quotes, though I did try to pull ones, which I though stood on their own.
DeleteI love an inspiring book quote! Especially like the one from Alice in Wonderland here, but the Looking for Alaska one makes me wonder as well, and the Fellowship one of course- the LotR is full of amazing ones!
ReplyDeleteI remember, when I read Alaska. I stopped reading, found a graphic with that quote, and shared it, because I love the whole idea of it.
DeleteLove the quote from The Fellowship of the Ring! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lifelong favorite of mine.
DeleteAhh I love John Green too, you picked a great quote for him! I also love I'll Give You The Sun, such a quotable book with such great writing <3
ReplyDeleteThat quote made me want to drop everything and search for the "perhaps".
DeleteSo many lovely quotes. I don’t know which one I like best! Thanks for piecing this together.
ReplyDeleteIt was hard to cut my list down to 10
DeleteOne of my favourite features of goodreads (and my kindle) is being able to save quotes I love. That Oscar Wilde quote is one of my favourites. Love all the graphics too.
ReplyDeleteI am a mad highlighter. I don't save as much on GR, but I have tons in my clippings on my kindle.
DeleteOoh nice picks! And I am loving that graduate's hat!
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That is my darling daughter at her undergrad graduation. She did an amazing job.
DeleteYou picked some of my favorites!! Great quotes!
ReplyDeleteThanks! You have great taste. *wink, wink*
DeleteI really like that Alice quote. Nice selection!
ReplyDeleteAnother book that is so quotable.
DeleteExcellent Quotes Sam! #4 really spoke to me. How often do we wish we could go back to yesterday, but the truth is we were different people. I look at myself in old pictures and videos and recognize that I was so different from the person I am now. Hardship, life, and the wisdom that comes with it, has a way of making us a different person. I love this week’s Top Ten Focus! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLindy@ A Bookish Escape
Each moment changes us, and it's good to be reminded of that sometimes, and just look forward.
DeleteI like that Lemony Snicket quote - so true!
ReplyDeleteRight? It's something I definitely need to remind myself of, as I tend to stay in situations, which I don't love, but am comfortable with.
DeleteThese are all terrific, and I love that you found images for each of them.
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DeleteThese are beautiful. I especially like your John Green quote.
ReplyDeleteI remember how I was like, "YES", when I read that in Alaska. Another example of JG's brilliance.
DeleteI don't think I've ever saved a quote in my life. o_O These are all fantastic though!
ReplyDeleteIt's one of the things I love about reading on my Kindle. I am always highlighting.
DeleteSo many fantastic choices!
ReplyDeleteIt was hard to pick just 10
DeleteJohn Green is always quotable! Looking For Alaska is my fave book by him.
ReplyDeleteGenesis @ Whispering Chapters
I am a black sheep. An Abundance of Katherines is my favorite. I don't know, I just liked it a lot.
Deletelook at all those beauties. thanks for sharing
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
There are way too many amazing quotes out there. It was fun to revisit some of them.
DeleteThese are fantastic, Sam! I've seen a lot of Looking for Alaska and TKAM quotes for this week's TTT. Did I read somewhere that they're making a Hulu series for John Green's book? IF so, I cannot wait!
ReplyDeleteLindsi @ Do You Dog-ear? 💬
Alaska was originally supposed to be a film, but now it is going to be a mini series. I am definitely interested.
DeleteI forgot about that Landline quote. I love that one.
ReplyDeleteI really loved that book, and RR knows how to spin a phrase.
DeleteI don't really collect a lot of quotes so this week was a struggle! I tend to go for the amusing ones!
ReplyDeleteI highlight a LOT as I read. I like funny quotes, but am drawn to lots of different kinds of quotes.
DeleteYessss! These are great!! I especially love that Lemony Snicket quote.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how much wisdom we can find in books people consider "for children". These nuggets are universal if you ask me.
DeleteI love book quotes! I have seen that Alice in Wonderland and ACOMAF quote around a lot! And John Green just seems to write such quotable books all the time. I mostly see quotes from the fault in our stars from him though D:
ReplyDeleteI loved TFioS, but his other books have fantastic quotes too
DeleteLove these! Particularly the Lemony Snicket one.
ReplyDeleteAnd that is some sage advice.
DeleteI love that Tolkein quote and I know it's so overused but I don't even care, we can all appreciate a good quote like that. And Landline! I feel like every Rainbow Rowell book is quotable but Landline is an underappreciated one.
ReplyDeleteSame. It's a quality quote. RR is definitely quotable. I think both her adult novels are under appreciated
DeleteSo true about John Green being very, very quotable! Love your selections, Sam, but my most favorite is the Oscar Wilde one. Always loved it!
ReplyDeleteWilde had a ton of fantastic quotes too! I forgot how great some of them were.
DeleteOne of my favorite books was To Kill A Mocking Bird. I remember reading it in school.
ReplyDeleteMary
It was one of the more memorable ones of my required reading, and one that I genuinely enjoyed.
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