Top 10 Literary Quotes

After pondering upon what I should write about, I realized I should share some of my favorite literary quotes!  I have read a plethora of books over the course of my life (that's a bit of an understatement), so I have encountered many words of wisdom from some of my favorite characters.  Enjoy!

1. " 'I always get lost in the library' he said, 'no matter how many times I go.  In fact, I think I get lost there more, the more that I go.  Like it's getting to know me and revealing new passages.' "
-Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

2. "When you are imagining, you might as well imagine something worth while."
-Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

3. "If you don't imagine, nothing ever happens at all."
-John Green, Paper Towns

​4. "Without music, life would be a blank to me."
-Jane Austen, Emma

5. "Sometimes your world shakes so hard, it's difficult to imagine that everyone else isn't feeling it too."
-Nicola Yoon, The Sun is Also a Star

​6. "So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that can be."
-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

7. "It takes a great deal of our bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
-J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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8. "Why is time like that?  Why does it slow down in the places you don't want it to, but it speeds away when you're happy?"
-Robin Roe, A List of Cages 

9. "You can't go back to how things were.  How you thought they were.  All you really have is... now."
-Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why

10. "The world was hers for the reading."
-Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I hope you enjoyed reading my favorite literary quotes!  They were handpicked from a few of my most loved books.  Let me know your favorite literary quotes in the comments below!