Sunday, January 29, 2012

So True! ~ Quotes to Brighten Your Sunday

Goodreads is a great site for a variety of reasons, from digitally organizing your book collection to commenting on and "liking" what your friends are reading. But another plus is that you can keep track of great quotes you read, or stumble upon quotes that really resonate with you. Here are a few that I've spotted and/or added that might make you nod your head and smile:

"Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?"
~ Henry Ward Beecher

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
~ Dr. Seuss

"I don't think God is ever done speaking into our lives. Even when we don't want to hear it. Even when our hearts are cold."
~ Susan May Warren (Baby, It's Cold Outside)

"In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you."
~ Mortimer Jerome Adler

"A broken heart in real life isn't half as dreadful as it is in books. It's a good deal like a bad tooth, though you won't think THAT a very romantic simile. It takes spells of aching and gives you a sleepless night now and then, but between times it lets you enjoy life and dreams and echoes and peanut candy as if there were nothing the matter with it."
~ L.M. Montgomery

"A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment."
~ Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice)

"There's a light in a woman's eyes that speaks louder than words."
~ Arthur Conan Doyle (The Hound of the Baskervilles)

"Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness."
~ C.S. Lewis

6 comments:

Amanda Stanley said...

Well they certainly brightened my Monday! ;) Thank you for posting these - I LOVE quotes! They prove the power of words and their lasting impact I think. Love the Jane Austen one! :)

Blessings,
Amanda

Elyssa said...

Great quotes, Amber! The one about the bookstore SO true, lol! ;) They definitely brightened my day!

Amber Holcomb said...

Amanda,

Glad the quotes brightened your day, no matter when you read them! ;) Words certainly are powerful, aren't they? And isn't that Jane Austen quote so true??

Thank you for brightening my day with your comment! :) God bless you, dear friend!

~Amber

Amber Holcomb said...

Elyssa,

Yes - definitely "so true"! Love my blogging friends who understand me. ;)

Glad to hear they brightened your day! I enjoyed your quotes post, as well!

~Amber

Michelle said...

I enjoyed these quotes, Amber! Thanks for sharing!

Have a blessed week,
Michelle : )

Amber Holcomb said...

Michelle,

You're very welcome! :) Glad you enjoyed them!

Hope you have a blessed week, as well, and thank you for stopping by!

~Amber