Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week you compile a list of ten books which coincide with that week’s theme. You can find everything you need to know about joining in here!
This week’s theme is all about inspirational and thought-provoking quotes, and today I’ve decided just to share some quotes from books that I love!
Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: I love this quote so much that one day I’m planning to have it tattooed on my arm.
Look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under it.
Macbeth by William Shakespeare: Macbeth is my favourite Shakespeare play, and I’ve always loved this quote.
“I don’t like the other girls,” said Gerta, scowling. “Besides, I’m not like them.” (Kay had told her once that she wasn’t much like other girls. It was one of the phrases that she held very close, tucked up in the space beneath her breastbone.)
“In this very town,” said her grandmother, “there are at least a dozen girls standing at windows right this very minute saying the exact same thing.”
The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher: This f/f retelling of The Snow Queen stomps all over internalised misogyny, and I love it.
I laugh. Yer crazy, I says.
I was fine till I met you, he says.
Blood Red Road by Moira Young: I adore this novel and Saba and Jack will always be one of my OTPs. I love their chemistry.
It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien: This quote fills me with nostalgia and reminds me of those long childhood summers.
Our story opens where countless stories have ended in the last twenty-six years: with an idiot .
Feed by Mira Grant: What better way to open a novel? Feed is one of my favourite novels of all time, and you should read it.
But you’re probably the first Humans they’ve ever seen, and I don’t want them to grow up thinking your species is stupid.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers: There are far more thought-provoking quotes throughout this book, but this quote never fails to make me smile.
I hate hating my body. Actually, I don’t even hate my body. I just worry everyone else might.
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli: I’ve struggled with my weight since my late childhood/early teens and this book was such a validating read.
In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller: I’M STILL NOT OVER IT.
Men mock the gods until they need them, Kaz.
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo: There are so many quotable lines in this book, but this one has always stuck with me.
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Great list! Love the ones from MacBeth and The Song of Achilles.
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Thanks! There are so many quotable lines in both of them. 🙂
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Some of my favorites! Great picks!
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Thanks! 😀
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I LOVE Six of Crows! Great quotes!!
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It has so many quotable lines!
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Love the Macbeth and Frankenstein quotes!
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They’re two of my favourites! 😀
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I love the quote from The Song of Achilles! Madeline Miller’s writing is so beautiful.
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Her writing’s so gorgeous. 🙂
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Wow, that is an amazing quote from Achilles. I got chills! That’s been on my to read list forever, and it now just found a spot in my May because of this 🙂
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Hooray! I hope you love it. 🙂
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Love these quotes! 🙂 So many wonderful picks.
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Thanks, Chrissi!
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I’m with you on the quote from The Song of Achilles. I’ll never get over that one either.
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I cried so much after reading that!
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I love love love that Frankenstein quote as well. I think it’s a great pick for a bookish tattoo. I hope you share it with us when you get it!
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I definitely will! 😀
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I love that quote from The Raven and the Reindeer! I really want to read it now. And the Mira Grant one is such an… interesting way to start a book. I haven’t read Feed but I read some other things by her and really liked them, so maybe I should.
Great list!
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Feed’s SUCH a good book! I definitely recommend it, and The Raven and the Reindeer is such good fun, too. 😀
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I like your Macbeth, Frankenstein, and LOTR quotes. These are great!
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Thanks! They’re definitely some of my favourites. 😀
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I love the Macbeth quote! It rings very true for various aspects of life 🙂
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It’s such a good one! Macbeth is full of so many quotable lines.
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That Six of crows one is good. 🙂 And so is MacBeth!!!
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Six of Crows is so quotable!
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That Macbeth quote is awesome.
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It’s one of my favourites! 😀
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I love the ones you’ve picked out! And that Frankenstein quote would really make the best tattoo!!! 😍
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Thanks! I certainly think so. 😉
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Great selection! Shakespeare is the most quotable writer. I love The Lord of the Rings and I absolutely adores The Song of Achilles!
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Thanks! There are so many great quotes from Shakespeare, aren’t there?
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That Frankenstein quote is amazing.
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I love it so much!
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Like your selection 🙂 Love Frankenstein and LotR! And Song of Achilles pops up again!! I think the universe is telling me to read that book *LOL* The quote that stands out for me is the one from Feed, what an absolutely brilliant way to start a novel! Shall go look that one up 🙂
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Thanks! I definitely recommend The Song of Achilles and Feed – they’re two of my favourite books and they’re wonderful. 🙂
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