Have any interesting book quotes and sayings?

Bob Russell · 04-18-2007, 04:13 PM

I've seen some really neat quotes and sayings pop up in the forums about books, so I thought it would be fun to share some in this thread. I'm sure that at least Nathan has one for us!

Let me start things off with one that I found today, quoted in a software architecture book...

"Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind." -- James Russell Lowell

VillageReader · 04-18-2007, 04:47 PM

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

Dorothy Parker

VillageReader · 04-18-2007, 04:53 PM

Or, if you want a bunch -
http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/books/

NatCh · 04-18-2007, 04:56 PM

Well, that takes all the fun out of it, VillageReader!

CommanderROR · 04-18-2007, 05:13 PM

I'd say take any Pratchett book, open it at a random page and you have your quotation right there...^^

I actuallytried it myself right now...and here you go...it's actually a bit too long for a normal quote...but never mind...

"Lady Ramkin drawing herself up haughtily was not a sight to forget, although you could try. It was like watching continental drift in reverse as various sub-continents and islands pulled themselves together to form one massive, angry protowoman."
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

One of my alltime favourites:

Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.

Terry Pratchett (can't remember the book now).

NatCh · 04-18-2007, 05:17 PM

"The ships hung in the air in much the same way that bricks don't."

-- Douglas Adams, Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy

I also love the bit about the leopard, but that one's a bit long too.

Moonraker · 04-18-2007, 09:06 PM

"Never Judge a Book by its Movie"

RWood · 04-18-2007, 11:59 PM

From One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Key Kesey in the Introduction as written by Chief Broom, "And its the truth, even if it didn't happen."

slayda · 04-19-2007, 10:16 AM

Everything comes to him who waits, except a loaned book.
- Frank McKinney Hubbard

or

The covers of this book are too far apart.
- Ambrose Bierce

VillageReader · 04-19-2007, 11:11 AM

From "Bimbos of the Death Sun" by Sharyn McCrumb (paraphrased but a close approximation)

"If the lab ran a sample of this American beer they would send it back with a note that your horse has diabetes".

Madam Broshkina · 04-19-2007, 12:10 PM

"I dust a bit...in addition, I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip."

Ignatius J. Reilly in Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Alexander Turcic · 04-19-2007, 12:19 PM

"The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
- Animal Farm, George Orwell

Moonraker · 05-03-2007, 11:24 AM

I've travelled the world twice over,
Met the famous: saints and sinners,
Poets and artists, kings and queens,
Old stars and hopeful beginners,
I've been where no-one's been before,
Learned secrets from writers and cooks
All with one library ticket
To the wonderful world of books.
© JANICE JAMES.

ashkulz · 05-03-2007, 01:56 PM

"I like work. It fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours."
- Three Men in a Boat, Jerome K Jerome

04-18-2007, 04:13 PM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Have any interesting book quotes and sayings? I've seen some really neat quotes and sayings pop up in the forums about books, so I thought it would be fun to share some in this thread. I'm sure that at least Nathan has one for us! Let me start things off with one that I found today, quoted in a software architecture book... "Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind." -- James Russell Lowell

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04-18-2007, 04:47 PM	#2
VillageReader Evangelist Posts: 430 Karma: 2718 Join Date: May 2006 Device: Iliad	This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force. Dorothy Parker

04-18-2007, 04:53 PM	#3
VillageReader Evangelist Posts: 430 Karma: 2718 Join Date: May 2006 Device: Iliad	Or, if you want a bunch - http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/books/

04-18-2007, 04:56 PM	#4
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Well, that takes all the fun out of it, VillageReader!

04-18-2007, 05:13 PM	#5
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I'd say take any Pratchett book, open it at a random page and you have your quotation right there...^^ I actuallytried it myself right now...and here you go...it's actually a bit too long for a normal quote...but never mind... "Lady Ramkin drawing herself up haughtily was not a sight to forget, although you could try. It was like watching continental drift in reverse as various sub-continents and islands pulled themselves together to form one massive, angry protowoman." Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards! One of my alltime favourites: Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual. Terry Pratchett (can't remember the book now).

04-18-2007, 05:17 PM	#6
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	"The ships hung in the air in much the same way that bricks don't." -- Douglas Adams, Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy I also love the bit about the leopard, but that one's a bit long too.

04-18-2007, 09:06 PM	#7
Moonraker Addict Posts: 314 Karma: 1002965 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Device: ILiad. Gen 3, PocketBook 360, Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Oasis 2	"Never Judge a Book by its Movie"

04-18-2007, 11:59 PM	#8
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	From One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Key Kesey in the Introduction as written by Chief Broom, "And its the truth, even if it didn't happen."

04-19-2007, 10:16 AM	#9
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	Everything comes to him who waits, except a loaned book. - Frank McKinney Hubbard or The covers of this book are too far apart. - Ambrose Bierce

04-19-2007, 11:11 AM	#10
VillageReader Evangelist Posts: 430 Karma: 2718 Join Date: May 2006 Device: Iliad	From "Bimbos of the Death Sun" by Sharyn McCrumb (paraphrased but a close approximation) "If the lab ran a sample of this American beer they would send it back with a note that your horse has diabetes".

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Madam Broshkina Manic Do Fuse Posts: 2,312 Karma: 3325462 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony 500, 505, 350, Kindle 3, DXG, nook, Irex DR800SG, iPad	"I dust a bit...in addition, I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip." Ignatius J. Reilly in Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

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Moonraker Addict Posts: 314 Karma: 1002965 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Device: ILiad. Gen 3, PocketBook 360, Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Oasis 2	I've travelled the world twice over, Met the famous: saints and sinners, Poets and artists, kings and queens, Old stars and hopeful beginners, I've been where no-one's been before, Learned secrets from writers and cooks All with one library ticket To the wonderful world of books. © JANICE JAMES.

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