Quotes

Words worth keeping

536 quotes — from Indian and world voices, in English, Hindi and Urdu — while our publisher catalog grows.

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If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.

— George Orwell
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When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

— Ernest Hemingway
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Did you know that 'I told you so' has a brother,Jacob?" she asked cutting me off. "His name is 'Shut the hell up'.

— Stephenie Meyer
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May the odds be ever in your favor!

— Suzanne Collins
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I always channel my emotions into my work. That way, I don't hurt anyone but myself.

— Suzanne Collins
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Really, the combination of the scabs and the ointment looks hideous. I can't help enjoying his distress."Poor Finnick. Is this the first time in your life you haven't looked pretty?" I say."It must be. The sensation's completely new. How have you managed it all these years?" he asks."Just avoid mirrors. You'll forget about it," I say."Not if I keep looking at you," he says.

— Suzanne Collins
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I fell in love with you, smartass, because you were one of us—because you weren’t afraid of me, and you decided to end your spectacular victory by throwing that piece of bone at Amarantha like a javelin. I felt Cassian’s spirit beside me in that moment, and could have sworn I heard him say, ‘If you don’t marry her, you stupid prick, I will.

— Sarah J. Maas
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By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.

— William Shakespeare
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Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, "It might have been.

— Kurt Vonnegut
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He accused me of being Dumbledore's man through and through.""How very rude of him.""I told him I was."Dumbledore opened his mouth to speak and then closed it again. Fawkes the phoenix let out a low, soft, musical cry. To Harry's intense embarrassment, he suddenly realized that Dumbledore's bright blue eyes looked rather watery, and stared hastily at his own knee. When Dumbledore spoke, however, his voice was quite steady. "I am very touched, Harry.

— J.K. Rowling
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Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you've finished just to stay near it.

— Markus Zusak
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In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.

— Friedrich Nietzsche
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Sometimes, when I have to do something I don't want to do, I pretend I'm a character from a book. It's easier to know what they would do.

— Cassandra Clare
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The moon is a loyal companion.It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human.Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.

— Tahereh Mafi
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The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well.

— J.K. Rowling
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World quotes adapted from the Abirate/english_quotes dataset (CC BY 4.0). Indian-figure and Hindi/Urdu quotes are a curated compilation of widely-attributed public sayings.