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“May the fleas of a thousand camels invade the crotch of the person that ruins your day. And may their arms be to short too scratch”
― Keisha Keenleyside

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“Just because you can doesn't mean you should.”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon

“Do you want to know why men name their penis? So the most important decisions in their life aren't made by a stranger.”
― Linda Howard, After the Night

“All knowledge is worth having.”
― Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Dart

“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.”
― Gustave Flaubert

“It was just a kiss �� "
"Yeah, and King Kong was just a monkey.”
― Linda Howard, After the Night

“A word after a word after a word is power.”
― Margaret Atwood

“Postoje tri velike strasti: alkohol, kocka i vlast. Od prve dvije ljudi se nekako mogu izliječiti, od treće nikako. Vlast je i najteži porok. Zbog nje se ubija, zbog nje se gine, zbog nje se gubi ljudski lik. Neodoljiva je kao čarobni kamen, jer pribavlja moć. Ona je duh iz Aladinove lampe, koji služi svakoj budali koja ga drži. Odvojeni, ne predstavljaju ništa; zajedno, kob su ovog svijeta. Poštene i mudre vlasti nema, jer je želja za moći bezgranična. Čovjeka na vlasti podstiču kukavice, bodre laskavci, podržavaju lupeži, i njegova predstava o sebi uvijek je ljepša nego istina.”
― Meša Selimović, The Fortress

“Money can't buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you're being miserable.”
― Clare Boothe Luce

“You have underwear."
"I'm glad you enjoyed it. Did you try it on?"
"Nah. Just rubbed it against my face.”
― Linda Howard, Heart of Fire

“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”
― Anita Desai

“It is painful to see that people prefer a bad guy who looks like an angel to a good guy who looks like a demon.”
― Susan Ee, World After

“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
― Frederick Douglass

“You know,�� he said, “this design begins to appeal to me after all. Sea slugs aren’t the least bit arousing, but logarithms . . . I’ve always thought that word sounded splendidly naughty.�� He let it roll off his tongue with ribald inflection. “Logarithm.�� He gave an exaggerated shiver. “Ooh. Yes and thank you and may I have some more.��

“Lots of mathematical terms sound that way. I think it’s because they were all coined by men. ‘Hypotenuse�� is downright lewd.��

�� ‘Quadrilateral�� brings rather carnal images to mind.��

She was silent for a long time. Then one of her dark eyebrows arched. “Not so many as ‘rhombus.�� ��

Good Lord. That word was wicked. Her pronunciation of it did rather wicked things to him. He had to admire the way she didn’t shrink from a challenge, but came back with a new and surprising retort. One day, she’d make some fortunate man a very creative lover.”
― Tessa Dare, A Week to be Wicked

“Anyhow,�� she went on, “so long as my mother forced me to embroider, I insisted on choosing a pattern that interested me. I’ve never understood why girls are always made to stitch insipid flowers and ribbons.��
“Well, just to hazard a guess . . .�� Colin straightened his edge. “Perhaps that’s because sleeping on a bed of flowers and ribbons sounds delightful and romantic. Whereas sharing one’s bed with a primeval sea snail sounds disgusting.��
Her jaw firmed. “You’re welcome to sleep on the floor.��
“Did I say disgusting? I meant enchanting. I’ve always wanted to go to bed with a primeval sea snail.”
― Tessa Dare, A Week to be Wicked

“Dedication: For all the girls who walk and read at the same time.”
― Tessa Dare, A Week to be Wicked

“Ah, Evie,�� she heard him say softly, “I must have a heart, after all…because right now it aches like the devil.��

“Only your heart?�� she asked ingenuously, making him laugh.

He lowered her to the bed, his eyes sparkling wickedly. “Also a few other things,�� he conceded. “And as my wife, it’s your duty to ease all my aches.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Devil in Winter

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

“Reader's Bill of Rights

1. The right to not read

2. The right to skip pages

3. The right to not finish

4. The right to reread

5. The right to read anything

6. The right to escapism

7. The right to read anywhere

8. The right to browse

9. The right to read out loud

10. The right to not defend your tastes”
― Daniel Pennac

“An eternity later, they reached what he thought might be the end, and King Henry waved his turkey leg in the air, loudly proclaiming, “This land shall be mine, henceforth and forevermore!��
And indeed, it seemed that all was lost for the poor, sweet shepherdess and her strangely changeable flock. But just then, there was a mighty roar��
“Is there a lion?�� Richard wondered.
—and the unicorn burst onto the scene!
“Die!�� the unicorn shrieked. “Die! Die! Die!��
Richard looked to Iris in confusion. The unicorn had not thus demonstrated an ability to speak.
Henry’s scream of terror was so chilling, the woman behind Richard murmured, “This is surprisingly well acted.��
Richard stole another look at Iris; her mouth was hanging open as Henry leapt over a cow and ran behind the piano, only to trip over the littlest sheep, who was still licking the piano leg.
Henry scrambled for purchase, but the (possibly rabid) unicorn was too fast, and it ran headfirst (and head down) toward the frightened king, plunging its horn into his large, pillowed belly.
Someone screamed, and Henry went down, feathers flying.
“I don’t think this was in the script,�� Iris said in a horrified whisper.”
― Julia Quinn, The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy

“I must protest.�� “To whom?�� That seemed to flummox him. “I don’t know,�� he finally said. “But a protest must be lodged nonetheless.�� “I don’t think the dog meant to shoot him,�� Iris demurred. “You mean the author does not make the canine’s motivations clear?�� Iris assumed a scrupulously even expression. “Even she lacks such talent.”
― Julia Quinn, The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy

“Reading brings us unknown friends”
― Honore de Balzac

“There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to outcarol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the cost of great pain�� Or so says the legend.”
― Colleen McCullough, The Thorn Birds

“I-I’m not making advances,�� she told him as she flattened herself against his chest. “You’re just an available s-source of heat.��

“So you say,�� St. Vincent replied lazily, tucking the quilt more tightly around them both.

“However, during the past quarter hour you’ve been fondling parts of my anatomy that no one’s ever dared to touch before.��

“I v-very much doubt that.�� She burrowed even further into the depths of his coat, and added in a muffled voice, “You’ve probably been h-handled more than a hamper at Fortnum and Mason.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Devil in Winter

“I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.”
― Arthur C. Clarke

“My mother," he said, "has invited us to a ball."
Elena pulled a blade from one of the butter-soft forearm sheaths that had been a gift from Raphael. "Excuse me while I stab myself in the eyes-and disembowel myself while I'm at it.”
― Nalini Singh, Archangel's Legion

“I'm not holding you against your will; I'm holding you against your car.”
― Linda Howard, Mr. Perfect

“Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.”
― W.E.B. DuBois