#book

The Germans in basements were pitiable, surely, but at least they had a chance. That basement was not a washroom. They were not sent there for a shower. For those people, life was still achievable. ↗

— Markus Zusak

#life

Well, it seems to me that there are books that tell stories, and then there are books that tell truths... The first kind, they show you life like you want it to be. With villains getting what they deserve and the hero seeing what a fool he's been and marrying the heroine and happy endings and all that... But the second kind, they show you life more like it is... The first kind makes you cheerful and contented, but the second kind shakes you up. ↗

— Jennifer Donnelly

#lies #life #matt #mattie #stories

Ole Golly: You know what? You're an individual, and that makes people nervous. And it's gonna keep making people nervous for the rest of your life. ↗

— Louise Fitzhugh

#life

One of my rules is never to look sideways at what other people are doing but instead, do what I feel is right. ↗

— Annie Bryant

#children-s-books #children-s-literature #humanity #life-advice #self-assurance

Drench yourself in words unspoken Live your life with arms wide open Today is where your book begins The rest is still unwritten ↗

— Natasha Bedingfield

#unwritten #life

If the colour of life turns grey turn the palette the other way ↗

— Benny Bellamacina

#humour #philosophical #poetry-quotes #life

I read in self-defense. ↗

— Woody Allen

#life #reading #life

Last night I thought about all the kerosene I've used in the past ten years. And I thought about books. And for the first time I realized that a man was behind each one of the books. A man had to think them up. A man had to take a long time to put them down on paper. And I'd never even thought that thought before...It took some man a lifetime maybe to put some of his thoughts down, looking around at the world and life, and then I come along in two minutes and boom! it's all over. ↗

— Ray Bradbury

#life

One life to read! ↗

— Nakia R. Laushaul

#books #read #life

We note our place with bookmarkers That measure what we've lost. ↗

— Paul Simon

#life #life