Many of you have written to me, saying that you enjoy the quotes I’ve been adding to our newsletter. Some of you have even sent me your own favourite quotes on books and reading.
So it occurred to me that this could be a great feature for the newsletter.
If you have an interesting, entertaining or inspiring quote that is in some way related to the world of books and reading, please post it in a comment below. But we’re not limited to talking about books. If your quote is about something else, but it was penned by a great writer, that’s fair enough. Personally, I like to see light-hearted quotes about life in general, so anything humorous will also be good, e.g. a great one-liner from a comedian.
If I choose your quote, I’ll give you a name check in the newsletter, so please fill in the comment form carefully, as I’d hate to call you by the wrong name.
Please don’t put links in the comment – the system will treat your comment as spam.
It will help me to choose your quote if it’s from someone well known, as I’ll have to spend some time checking each one before I post it. If I can’t verify your quote, I won’t be able to use it, so steer clear of quoting anyone too obscure.
I’d be grateful if you would avoid anything political or religious.
Similarly, it’s best to avoid quoting anyone who might be a divisive figure. There’s enough negativity around without any us needing to add to it.
The newsletter is family-friendly.
That’s it!
I’m looking forward to reading your quotes.
An interesting observation by Chief Detective-Inspector Alleyn:
“I am invariably gulled by detective novels. No herring so red but I raise my voice and give chase.”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” said Nigel.
“Fact. You see in real detection herrings are so often out of season.”
p.129 in Death in Ecstasy, Ngaio Marsh, 1936
Thank you very much. Intriguing quotes. I’ll make a note.
“Take a good book to bed with you—books do not snore.” By Thea Dorn
That’s a good one, and definitely going straight on my list. Thank you.
“Everybody counts, or nobody counts.” Detective Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch
― Michael Connelly Author Bosch series.
Thank you. I’ve made a note of this for the newsletter.
“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” – Ray Bradbury
Thank you. That’s a good one.
Real luxury is time and opportunity to read for pleasure – Jane Brody
Here are a few more thanks to Mike Waller’s Reader’s Group:
“One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.” – Carl Sagan
“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.” – William Styron
“I love books. I adore everything about them. I love the feel of the pages on my fingertips. They are light enough to carry, yet so heavy with worlds and ideas. I love the sound of the pages flicking against my fingers. Print against fingerprints. Books make people quiet, yet they are so loud.” – Nnedi Okorafor
“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.” – Anne Lamott
Stay Safe,
Sean
“Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.” – Fernando Pessoa
This is especially true for me for this last year, don’t think I would have survived without books.
Thank you – I agree. That really is a timely quote and I’ve added it to my list of ones for possible inclusion in a newsletter. Books are a great way to unwind, and I don’t know what I’d do without them.
Since no one else is submitting, here is another one.
“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” — Douglas Adams
Thank you. You can’t go wrong with Douglas Adams.
“Start writing… no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. ” ~Louis L’Amour
“It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by that time I was too famous. ” ~Robert Benchley
“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them” ~Ray Bradbury
“A Closed Mind is a terrible waste of space” ~Robert Blum
“To read is to dream, to dream is to live.” -Sean Patrick Alexander
“Always remember, you’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and loved more than you know.” ~Christoper Robin
Just a few from my large collection of quotes.
Enjoy,
Sen
Thank you for all those. They’re great. I’ll add them to my list. And thanks for joining.
You are very welcome. Enjoy your cup of tea!
“Facts speak to the mind, but when you tell a story, you speak to the heart.” By John Eldredge