I often jot down my favorite quotes while reading novels, whether because they're funny, poignant, or just particularly well worded. Those quotes can be found along with my book reviews in the book reviews section of this site (see the link on the left), but here are some of my favorites:
Compare the torrent and the glacier. Both get where they're going.
• from Ursula K. LeGuin's Left Hand of Darkness, pg. 98.
Indeed, it often seems to me that of all the good things in the world, the only ones humanity can claim for itself are stories and music.
• from Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun series, pg. 259 of Sword/Citadel.
I trust your good head keeps you from squandering too many hours in front of the television. Beware of that lazy eye, it only teaches you how to die.
• from Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves, pg. 588.
A man's life is indeed short, ending in death. If it were long, his days would be of small value. If there were no death, of none.
• from Gene Wolfe's Latro in the Mist, pg. 612
[Life] is longer if it's filled with periods of boredom and discomfort.
• from Joseph Heller's Catch-22, pg. 39.
He found Joe Harper studying a Testament, and turned sadly away from the depressing spectacle.
• from Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer, pg. 143.
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