“Immortality is not a gift… it’s a shackle that glitters like glory, yet eats away at the heart."
Author: Mahmoud Tarek
Book: City of Immortality”
“What makes books more special than, say, a move, is that you can hold them. When your own world feels bleak, a book is a portal to anywhere. You can hide within the pages, linger there for comfort or protection. The best part? Whether you’re seven or sixty-seven, a favorite books is like an old friend, waiting for you with open arms, and right now, that’s what The Last Winter is for me.”
Source: With Love from London
“Knowledge can only be wielded by those who dive into its depths and know the shape of it. Reading without true understanding is only wading in the shallows without a care for the monsters that lurk beneath.”
Source: The Bone Shard Daughter
“She always said you can tell a lot about a person by the books they keep...”
Source: With Love from London
“Why read a book? If you read books you'd understand that question is like 'Why Breathe?”
Source: The Pope of Palm Beach
“Enjoy the stories of other people's lives, but don't forget to live your own”
Source: Rock Paper Scissors
“Word after word, page after page, she was pulled deeper into a place she had never experienced and walked in the footsteps of a person she's never been.”
Source: The Last Bookshop in London
“I told my ducks that The Great Library of Alexandria was torched by arsonists in 275 AD, and their only response was, "Quack." They weren't upset, not because they don't read, but because they probably realized the building was burnt after all the books were secreted away.”
Source: Duck Quotes For The Ages. Specifically ages 18-81.
“It was funny how some things could be seen more clearly in a reflection than in reality.”
Source: The Rebellious Tide
“She'd only read a few pages, but it had been like stepping into someone else's world, letting their emotions merge with your own, letting someone else guide you for a moment, so she could work out how best to guide herself.”
Source: The Reading List