10 Thoughtful Quotes

The Broke and the Bookish hosts Top Ten Tuesday, a fun list meme. This week's theme is Inspirational Quotes from Books. I actually have an old-fashioned card file box of quotes that I made for a college project 20 years ago. Some are by authors, but I don't have the book or article where it was originally written. So I did some looking for a variety of types of quotes from books I've read.

“It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.”

― Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost
I can just imagine the beautiful scene, plus it sounds so yummy. I adore a good cobbler!

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“When asked "What do we need to learn this for?" any high-school teacher can confidently answer that, regardless of the subject, the knowledge will come in handy once the student hits middle age and starts working crossword puzzles in order to stave off the terrible loneliness.”
― David Sedaris, Me Talk Pretty One Day
As someone who does at least one crossword a day, I must say, "How true!"

“Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilised by education: they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

Looking at the racism and hate crimes still happening today, I find this extremely timely.

“Laughter is poison to fear.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

Love GOT, so I've got to include a quote from one of the books!

“Whoever is happy will make others happy.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne is amazing in that she is mostly upbeat throughout her diary and has such inspirational things to say for such a young girl.

“Afterward I tried to find something to explain what had happened—was it cloudy, were the stars out? But the night was ordinary. It usually is, I think, when your life changes. Most people aren’t doing anything special when the carefully placed pieces of their life break apart.”

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― Carole Radziwill, What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love

Carole is referring to learning the news that her best friend has died in a plane crash.

“It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
I can't stand it when someone is determined to make an event or item awful for themself and others.

“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.”

― Rudyard Kipling, The Collected Works
I learned this truth from my middle school students who always told me how much they enjoyed my storytelling, making the historical characters come to life by asking them to think about motivation and feelings.

“Do you remember me telling you we are practicing non-verbal spells, Potter?"
"Yes," said Harry stiffly.
"Yes, sir."
"There's no need to call me "sir" Professor."
The words had escaped him before he knew what he was saying.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
I included this just because it seems so out of character for Harry.

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“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― William Shakespeare, As You Like It

Enough said.