Every once in awhile, a book really speaks to me. Right now I am reading SAVING CEECE HONEYCUTT by Beth Hoffman. I am marking lines I love all over the place. Here is one example...
"People is wise 'cause they get out in the world and live. Wisdom comes from experience--from knowin' each day is a gift and accept it with gladness. "
Share a favorite book line or two with me and others reading this blog. Identify the title and the author! A good line/quote can make all the difference! Enjoy your gift of today!
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ReplyDelete"The more likable he is, the more deadly he is" -Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games
ReplyDeleteLoved this series...the last book was my favorite. Great example!
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ReplyDelete"Stay Golden Ponyboy"
ReplyDeleteTHE OUTSIDERS will be a book I think most of you remember forever. Even though we get great new books every day, I hope kids in upcoming generations read this as well.
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ReplyDeletemeow!
ReplyDelete"You are, and always have been, my dream." -The Notebook
ReplyDeleteNicholas Sparks is a fun, quick author! What else have you read by him?
ReplyDelete“So it's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me... everyday.”
ReplyDelete― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook
Everyday...you can HEAR the intensity just in reading these lines.
DeleteThen one day you look in the rear view mirror of your existence and realize that you can see clear down the hill-less and curvless and bridgless road of your life, straight to the maternity ward where you were born. And then you go to college. Where your bland past meekly follows, sluggishly scraping its feet on the floor.I Was Told There’d Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
ReplyDeleteWoof...a quote that wants me to do something with my life...to use each moment to its fullest!
Delete“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever” -Nicholas Sparks The Notebook
ReplyDeleteTHE NOTEBOOK thus far is the most popular!!!! You will find your Noah some day!!!!
Delete"If you're a bird. I'm a bird." Noah, The Notebook
ReplyDeleteMakes one believe in true loves...does it not?!
Delete"The impossible cannot have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances."- Murder of the Orient Express; Agatha Christie
ReplyDeleteA true surprise...I would not have expected getting a quote from this book. Good thoughts!
Delete"I always channel my emotions into my work. That way I don't hurt anyone but myself."
ReplyDeleteCinna, Catching Fire.
Loved this series...Cinna is a really cool character.
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ReplyDelete“You have to understand that in a person's life there are a few precious moments in which decisions, choices that you make now, will affect you for the rest of your life.”
ReplyDeleteDave Pelzer, The Lost Boy
He went through way too much; he, however, will not be a victim of it forever. It takes a lot of strength to be able to do such!
Delete"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
ReplyDelete-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.. J.K Rowling
“I have faith that God will show you the answer. But you have to understand that sometimes it takes a while to be able to recognize what God wants you to do. That's how it often is. God's voice is usually nothing more than a whisper, and you have to listen very carefully to hear it. But other times, in those rarest of moments, the answer is obvious and rings as loud as a church bell.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song
I have read several of this novels...not this one. I hope you hear your "whisper."
DeleteYou are the second to write on HARRY POTTER books...a fun collection of lines from that series can be found, I am sure.
The consequences of our actions are so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed.
ReplyDeleteHarry Potter
J.K. Rowling
I will bet those of you who have read this series can find a bunch of fun or unique lines!
Delete"It’s a very Greek idea, and a very profound one. Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it. And what could be more terrifying and beautiful, to souls like the Greeks or our own, than to lose control completely? To throw off the chains of being for an instant, to shatter the accident of our mortal selves?"
ReplyDeleteThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
This is a mouth full...if you get a chance, tell me the background of this book.
Delete"We...need to forgive ourselves...For all the things we didn't do. All the things we should have done. You can't get stuck on the regrets of what should have happenned." Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
ReplyDeleteA short yet MEANINGFUL book. It is one I would absolutely suggest others to read!
Delete"With more practice -a lot more practice- you might even achieve mediocrity." Ranger's Apprentice: Ruins of Gorlan
ReplyDelete(Ryan Schickert)
Without having heard the presentation on this series, I would have guessed this quote sports related. This goes to show that everything in life requires hard work and determination.
Delete"You couldn't have strength without weakness, you couldn't have light without dark, you couldn't have love without loss."
ReplyDeleteJodi Picoult, The Tenth Circle
Is this your favorite book of hers? I really liked SALEM FALLS. She has a few that really make you think.
Delete"Murder had a blood red door on the other side of which was everything unimaginable to everyone." -Susie Salmon, The Lovely Bones
ReplyDeleteThis book bothered me! The movie bothered me. Now that you have finished it, how do you feel?
DeleteWhat a treacherous thing to believe a person is more than a person. Paper Towns-John Green
ReplyDeleteThis is not a book I have ever read. What is its premise?
Delete“Is falling in love with someone's story the same thing as falling in love with the person himself?”
ReplyDeleteAlly Condie-Matched
There is a thinker...it reminds me of the discussion of being in love with the ideas of being married or being in love with the person one is marrying...
Delete“Some things don't last forever, but some things do. Like a good song, or a good book, or a good memory you can take out and unfold in your darkest times, pressing down on the corners and peering in close, hoping you still recognize the person you see there.”
ReplyDelete― Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby
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“What you need, what you deserve, is a guy who adores you for what you are. Who doesn't see you as a project, but a prize. you know?”
― Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever
Kristen, you are a PRIZE...awesome line.
DeleteI have not read her novels...must try soon, I think.
"Unless someone like you cares a whole lot, nothing is going to get better, it's not" Dr.Suess, The lorax
ReplyDeleteYou are the first to offer me a Dr. Suess. Even those books from our childhood can offer major life lessons!
Delete“You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.”
ReplyDelete― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook
You hate to say so, but sometimes this is so true. We try so hard to make ourselves happy, but too many times, we leave ourselves out of this process.
Delete“Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!”
ReplyDelete-Effie Trinket, Hunger Gamers
Effie...what a frustrating character. I just wanted smack her!
DeleteAnd so the lion fell in love with the lamb. Edward Cullen, Twilight
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ReplyDeleteLoved the series, Grace. I did not even mind the movies. Were you an Edward or a Jacob fan?
ReplyDelete"Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it."
ReplyDelete- Veronica Roth, Divergent
Nice one...we all fear something on a daily basis...those fears should, however, never interfere with doing what we want to do in life!
Delete“I tell myself that I know you,and then when I think about it, I realize that I don't.”
ReplyDelete― Nicholas Sparks, The Lucky One
“I'll have to figure it out for myself. That's the problem with life. It's not really a spectator sport.”
― Heather Wardell, Planning to Live
Love the second one...it is not a novel I have read, but it is an idea I really like!
Delete" It does not do to dwell on dreams and for get to live."-Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter
ReplyDeleteNever forget to live...make those dreams come true!
Delete" Never laugh at live dragons. " -The Hobbit
ReplyDeleteI don't often see a live dragon, but metaphorically, we should really live by this line!
Delete"Keep in mind the past doesn't change but the people do." - Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick.
ReplyDeleteThat is so true...it is sad when people have changed over time, but others just can't seem to let the past go.
Delete"Trust your senses, one day they will save your life"-The Rangers Apprentice Book 1, by:John Flanagan
ReplyDeleteYou are the second to be using a line from this series. It sounds really good!
Delete"Their lost voices must continue to be heard." The Boy in The Striped Pajamas. John Boyne
ReplyDeleteSuch an intense story. Have you watched the movie, too? Let their voices be heard forever!
Delete"There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it." Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
ReplyDeleteKnowing that you are up at four in the morning to duck hunt, this quoted lines surprises me to be coming from you!
Delete"dying is easy and peaceful living is hard." Breaking Dawn
ReplyDeleteWoof...that is paradoxical in a sense. Ooohhhh, vocabulary word!
Delete"I vow to love you, and no matter what challenges might carry us apart, we will always find a way back to each other." -The Vow
ReplyDeleteCarly Mergen
Awesome book...did you know this is based off of an actual, true life couple?
Delete“None of us are meant to be or do anything. We decide what we're going to be. You told me once that there are no victims here, that we all have the power to choose what we want." The Golden Lily. Richelle Mead
ReplyDeleteSuch a cool quote...YOU decide what you are going to be...never let anyone interfere with that!
ReplyDelete"You're a wizard Harry!"-Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, JK Rowling
ReplyDeleteDon't you wish you were a wizard, too (literally)? You are indeed metaphorically!
Delete“There's always going to be bad stuff out there. But here's the amazing thing -- light trumps darkness, every time. You stick a candle into the dark, but you can't stick the dark into the light.”
ReplyDelete― Jodi Picoult, Change of Heart
“You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper
“It's a lot easier to be lost than found. It's the reason we're always searching and rarely discovered--so many locks not enough keys.”
― Sarah Dessen, Lock and Key
So deep, Bridget. I have read both Picoult books. I love it that your light will triumph every time.
ReplyDelete"Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it."
ReplyDeleteNicholas Sparks-A Walk to Remember
A simile...do you see it. Always feel the love and the wind, Kaci!
Delete“I wonder if I've been changed in the night. Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is 'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle!”
ReplyDelete― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
ALICE IN WONDERLAND...fantastic. People think it is just a fun fantasy story. It has SO much more!
Delete“After the last shovel of dirt was patted in place, I sat down and let my mind drift back through the years. I thought of the old K. C. Baking Powder can, and the first time I saw my pups in the box at the depot. I thought of the fifty dollars, the nickels and dimes, and the fishermen and blackberry patches.
ReplyDeleteI looked at his grave and, with tears in my eyes, I voiced these words: "You were worth it, old friend, and a thousand times over.”
― Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows
Such a sad novel...perfect line. "You were worth it, old friend..." Tears away at the heart.
Delete“Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault.”
ReplyDelete― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Never get tired of trying...we all get to that point, but we must even overcome that! I love it that you know this series.
Delete“'These books can't possibly compete with centuries of established history, especially when that history is endorsed by the ultimate bestseller of all time.'
ReplyDeleteFaukman's eyes went wide. 'Don't tell me Harry Potter is actually about the Holy Grail.'
'I was referring to the Bible.'
Faukman cringed. 'I knew that.'"
-Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code
“But the rest are even scared to open up and laugh. You know, that's the first thing that got me about this place, that there wasn't anybody laughing. I haven't heard a real laugh since I came through that door, do you know that? Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.”
-Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cucko's Nest
“You're like a doll I had when I was a kid. She was all stiched together and her head kept falling off, but I loved that doll. That's what you look like. Like somebody just loved you to death.”
-Dia Reeves, A Slice of Cherry
Fantastic selection, Brittany. I have not read A SLICE OF CHERRY, but I love that line...to be loved so much!
Delete“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
ReplyDelete― Dr. Seuss
This is an awesome line. You are the second to use Dr. Seuss. People should think about his lines more!
Delete"Well here it is - my chance to be a man. A boy wouldn't go off to earn eleven dollars a month and wear a uniform. Only a man. So I'm going to be a man and do what a man can do." - Gary Paulsen, Soldier's Heart
ReplyDeleteA life transition quote...How has it changed in today's world. What makes a man?
Delete"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."- J.K. Rowlin, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Our political leaders should all be sent this line. It is really something to ponder.
Delete“She was struck by the simple truth that sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people.” - Nicholas Sparks, The Lucky One
ReplyDeleteThe right people...what a concept. The right people can make everything in life so much better.
Delete"If you are a bird...... I am a bird." - The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks
ReplyDeleteSome day you will find your bird...I know it. Great story, but it is one I actually liked the movie better...strange, I know.
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ReplyDelete"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." -Dr. Suess
ReplyDeleteYou have to love Dr. Suess, even though we only think to read him when we are children!
Delete“It was funny, though, the things you didn't learn about people until after they died.” Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith
ReplyDeleteTo think about the secrets we all have while we are living...hmmm. Makes one think!
DeleteIt is crazy to think about the secrets we all carry while we are alive. I have a book right now that seems to share a link to your quote.
ReplyDelete"Hey! My body may be small, but my soul is large. It's why I wear platform shoes. So I can reach the top of my soul." ~Zuzana, Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor.
ReplyDeleteAs a shorter person (you might have not known that), this line means a great deal. I love it. I must look for this book!
Delete“For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?”
ReplyDelete― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
I love it that you are a fan of Jane Austen. She is a classic that sadly too many people are losing touch of...her novels have some great lines and GREAT characters.
Delete"If you look the right way, you can see the whole world is a garden." -Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden
ReplyDeleteThe whole world is a garden...what will you harvest from it, Rachel...what a cool thing to ponder! Great story!
Delete"Now I know that our world is no more permanent than a wave rising on the ocean. Whatever our struggles and triumphs, however we may suffer them, all too soon they bleed into a wash, just like watery ink on paper."
ReplyDelete-Memoirs of a Geisha
I loved this book! Can you imagine living that life style?
DeleteNothing is permanent...that can be a line of frustration or hope. The characters of this book needed hope!
"A million dollars sounds like a lot, I know. Especially when you're young. But you can't let money erode your principles or you'll wind up with nothing."
ReplyDelete-Sammy Keyes and the Dead Giveaway
Nice line...everyone thinks money will solve everything. It could help a lot, but it can't be the savior to all of our desires/actions/thoughts...
Delete“It's a lot easier to be lost than found. It's the reason we're always searching and rarely discovered--so many locks not enough keys.”
ReplyDelete― Sarah Dessen, Lock and Key
So many locks...such a cool metaphor! I know you are the key to someone's lock!!!!
ReplyDelete"If you have just one person believe in you, you'll always find your way" -Sarah Dessen, Someone Like You
ReplyDeleteOne person...that is all we need. You are one person to someone! That is huge.
Delete“Ever morning, until you dead in the ground, you gone have to make this decision. You gone have to ask yourself, "Am I gone believe what them fools say about me today?”
ReplyDelete― Kathryn Stockett, The Help
I loved this novel! Never believe what "them fools" say...do what you believe you should do!
Delete“Maybe there's something you're afraid to say, or someone you're afraid to love, or somewhere you're afraid to go. It's gonna hurt. It's gonna hurt because it matters.”
ReplyDelete― John Green, Will Grayson, Will Grayson
"The only difference between martyrdom and suicide is really the amount of press coverage."
- Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor
Excellent samples, Sydney. "...because it matters." I like that part the best.
ReplyDelete“What you are doesn't matter. Because what you are isn't going to change who you are.”
ReplyDelete― C.C. Hunter, Awake at Dawn
What you are...who you are...it is interesting to think these two things are different!
ReplyDelete"Stay Gold Pony Boy Stay Gold"
ReplyDeleteOutsiders
All flying is easy. Just takes learning. Like everything else. Like everything else Gary Paulsen THE HATCHET
ReplyDelete"Stay Golden Pony boy"
ReplyDelete~ The Outsiders
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
ReplyDelete"Hello, Hello, Hello"- Count Olaf in The Bad Begining
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