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This week’s topic:
Top Ten Inspiring Quotes from Books
2.
“A dream, all a dream, that ends in nothing, and leaves the sleeper where he lay down, but I wish you to know that you inspired it.”
– A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
– Natasha
3.
“I loved you when you were a man, and I love you as a woman. I see you as you are, Ave – broken into pieces and suffocating – and I love all the pieces of you, no matter how small they’ve shattered, nor how far they’ve been scattered.”
– Avery, Charlotte McConaghy
A beautiful love story – Angelya
4.
“And I swear in that moment we were infinite”
– The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky
– Natasha
5.
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…”
― Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss
– Angelya
6.
“And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
— The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
-Natasha
7.
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
― Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, J.K. Rowling
– Angelya
8.
“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
— The Fault in Our Stars, John Green
9.
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”
― The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
– Angelya
10.
“The moment where you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it”
– Peter Pan, JM Barrie
– Natasha
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Anni
Anni lives in Brisbane, Australia with her young family. She loves everything fantasy and science fiction and believes sleep is really very underrated.
Jenn
“Don’t panic” – definitely an inspirational quote! 🙂 Love the other choices too.
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Chrissi Reads
It’s lovely to see someone else with the Doctor Seuss quote from Oh The Places You Will Go. I adore that quote. Very meaningful. You’vr got some great quotes!
Angelya
My son likes to read that book over and over xD Also, I have a thing for rhymes so I love Dr Seuss!
Laura
How can you go pass Dr Seuss… words for living 🙂
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Rosy @ The Review Diaries
The Gatsby quote is utterly gorgeous, one of my favourites that has always stuck with me.Such a beautiful array of quotes! Thank you for sharing them!
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christine danielle
I love the quote on The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! One liners are so cute 😀
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Celine
So many good quotes in here. I love the one from Adams, and Dickens and Fitzgerald, and who can resist the one from Harry Potter. Great list 😀
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CJ Listro
Great list! God, I can’t believe I forgot Wallflower in mine. That book has so many wonderful quotes. I also really love that one from Tolkien. That man knew words in a way that few others do.
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Nes
Thanks for sharing this list of quotes. My fav is definitely the one from Avery, it brings to mind some current issues!
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