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Quotes About Books

Here are some quotes about books that our community members from The Nest have shared.

“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.”

- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (shared by Frawst)

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“After that day in the library, I could see you wanted to belong. And I just wanted to show you that you do.”

- The Lost Bookshelf by Evie Woods (shared by C lo)

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“There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.”

- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (shared by Dragonfred)

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“It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone. They could be honest with me and I with them.”

- Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (shared by Haley Wofford)

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“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”

- Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (shared by Musshel & andiewankenobi)

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“A good book often felt like the same comfort as the heat of sunlight brushing your cheeks.”

- Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (shared by Ofpagesandink)

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“I often wonder what I'd do if there weren't any books in the world.”

- Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin (shared by UrLeastFaveBeastsBane)

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“So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.”

- Matilda by Roald Dahl (shared by em789)

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“The books we love, they love us back. And just as we mark our places in the pages, those pages leave their marks on us.”

- Nevernight by Jay Kristoff (shared by Kathy)

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“Books should be shared with everyone who wants to open their minds and hearts to them.”

- The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (shared by louisepea)

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“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”

- George R.R. Martin (shared by Kristy_Brooksie03051)

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“Read the books the don’t want you to read. That’s where the good stuff is.”

- LaVar Burton (shared by Claudiabookishtraveler)

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“Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.”

- Louisa May Alcott (shared by thewintersings)

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“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”

- Stephen King (shared by Hollyinwonderland)

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“There is no frigate like a book, to take us lands away.”

- Emily Dickinson (shared by lorananne60)

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