Oh, I am a sucker for a good quote. To me, quotes represent wisdom past, the whisper of a brilliant mind from a distant place, a reminder that words last forever … far after we are gone. A majority of my favorite quotes are from my favorite literary works. I established quite the collection during my studies as an English major. I would often underline, fold over, tab, highlight (you name it) my favorite passages in my favorite books – Hence why I find the transition into electronic books so unbearably difficult.
Here is a list of just a few of my favorites.
Do you have a favorite quote? What does it mean to you?
Categories: Words of Wisdom
Tagged: blogging, life, literature, quotes, writing
LOVE AND OLIVES 
I love all of these quotes, especially the one spoken by Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Definitely an all-time favorite – also exciting to share after Harper Lee’s announcement of a sequel!
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Love the quotes from To Kill a Mockingbird and The Great Gatsby, especially as they are my two favorite books!
“I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
“For beautiful eyes look for the good in others. For beautiful lips speak only words of kindness. And for poise walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” Audrey Hepburn
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Thanks for sharing, Karen! Those are great quotes that I will add to my list 🙂
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I love the idea of a quote as “the whisper of a brilliant mind from a distant place.” Perhaps that’s why I too am attracted to a quotes so much.
My favorite quote of late is, “The whole world was this symphony, and there was not enough of her to listen” from The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullors–which I’m still trying to get through, though my studies have put that on hold for a little bit.
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Thanks, Britta! I LOVE that quote as well. At least you found a good read to enjoy in between studies 🙂
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I use Quotes to create contexts for what I am planning to muse on. The wisdom they bring in can allow different thoughts and perspectives.
Some of my favourite quotes are these:
1) If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
…………………….. Rudyard Kipling, 1895
2) “…….no noise nor silence, but one equal music;
no fears nor hopes, but one equal possession;
no ends nor beginnings, but one equal eternity….”
– John Donne, English Poet & Preacher, 17th Century
3) It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars.
Arthur C. Clarke, 1951
4)So you speak to me of sadness and the coming of the winter,
The fear that is within you now that seems to never end,
and the dreams that have escaped you and the hope that you’ve forgotten,
and you tell me that you need me now and you want to be my friend,
and you wonder where we’re going, where’s the rhyme and where’s the reason?
John Denver, Rhymes and Reasons, 1969
Cheers
Shakti
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Shakti, I, too, utilize good quotes for good inspiration. I really love the ones that you shared. Thank you! I will have to add them to my wall-of-quotes which is growing to be a bit out of control 🙂
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