One of the (many) amazing things about books is their ability to reach us. I might read a sentence, absorb the information provided, and move on. Someone else might read that same sentence and be profoundly moved. That sentence becomes something more than just words on a page: it touches a part of that person and sticks with them. While I haven’t read as many books this year as I did last year (I blame 2020), this has been a year full of amazing writing, the sort that I treasure. Here are a few quotes that I have absolutely loved.
“Things won’t seem as bleak in the morning. Morning is wiser than evening.”– Emily Duncan, Ruthless Gods
“Some songs weren’t mere songs. They were memories curled tight and set alight. They made you heartsick.”– Stuart Turton, The Devil and the Dark Water
“Good people don’t bow their heads and bite their tongues while other good people suffer. Good people are not complicit.”-Alexis Henderson, The Year of the Witching
“‘No’, I cleared my throat. “It’s the sort of good that you get sad about because you no longer have it. A very good.”– Andrea Stewart, The Bone Shard Daughter
“Money can’t buy love, but it improves your bargaining position.”– Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus
“Sometimes it feels like I’m in a staring contest with failure, and if I blink, I’ll die.”-Sarah Gailey, Magic for Liars
“Perhaps even people you like and admire immensely can make you see the World in ways you would rather not.”-Susanna Clarke, Piranesi
“Maybe trust is neither lost nor found, broken nor mended, but merely given.”-Alix E. Harrow, The Once and Future Witches
“I like books. They’re quiet, dignified, and absolute. A man might falter but his words, once written, will hold.”-Luke Arnold, The Last Smile in Sunder City
What are some quotes from the books you’ve read this year that blew you away? If you’d like to find out more about any of these books, you can find my reviews below. Happy reading!
Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
The Year of the Witching by Alexis Hendersen
The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart
Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold
Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub 
“He opened his arms and she moved into the space they made in the world, and laying her head against his chest she permitted herself the almost unimaginable luxury of grief.”
– The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gabriel Kay
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That’s beautiful! I love prose like that.
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I love this list! That quote from The Devil and the Dark Water is one of my favourites as well!
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Thank you! Isn’t Stuart Turton’s writing fantastic?
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Yep!
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“I like books. They’re quiet, dignified, and absolute. A man might falter but his words, once written, will hold.”
I think this line might just have woven itself into my soul. Damn this is good.
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