10 thought provoking literary quotes.

The quotes that will make you to think harder and feel like having a reason to agree with them.

Quotations are the essence of a great man’s life experiences. It is the easiest way to get inspired, motivated, prompted, incited, and to achieve wisdom and hope. Books are impactful not because of their plot(maybe they are popular because of it) but they are influential because of their lines.

“Sometimes you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.”

John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

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In this article, I’m gonna write ten literary quotes which make me proactive. They are from my favorite books and I’m sure some of them will be your’s favorite as well.

1. From The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

This is the first book from the epic novel Lord of the Rings. It is one of the best-selling books ever written and is the favorite of anyone who has read it. The book is concerned with Hobbits, as you know. There are many lessons in it related to fate and free will, death and immoratality, and the conflict between good and evil.

The most compelling quote is the conversation betweeen characters, Gandalf and Frodo. It depicts life’s secret which is what you make with the time and stuff given to you in life.

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkein

2. From The Bad Beginnings: A series of Unfortunate Events, book 1

The novel revolving around the unfortunate Baudelaire children who suffered immensely after the tragic death of their parents. Each book in the series, as you know, has several lessons but the most compelling quote to me is this one. And that’s true as far as we humans are concerned.

“ I don’t know if you’ve ever noticed this, but first impressions are often entirely wrong.”

Lemony Snicket, Book#1, A series of Unfortunate Events

3. From Little women by Louisa May Alcott

Another book having lessons on every page! Little women is the struggle of four sisters for their dreams but they did their duties well during the course of their journey. They really used what they had in for having what they want. The way the family was connected, makes it more even more effective book. A book that emphasizes on knowing your limitations and working to mend your ways. The way the shy sister, Beth is being described, asked us to look around and appreciate the silent workers.

“There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.”

Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

4. From Dracula by Bram Stroker

A gothic horror novel and inspiration for the trendy vampire books. A book about an UnDead (vampire), Count Dracula who moved from Transylvania to England, in search of some new blood and to make more of his kind. This novel again is beautifully written and has many lessons. Including this, which tells responsibility and wisdom can help you to control any kind of circumstances.

“There are bad dreams for those who sleep unwisely.”

Bram Stoker, Dracula

5. From The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

This is a memoir and biography of the author, who moved from place to place with her family in search of shelter in her childhood. While moving from place to place, she learned many things and made different choices. The book is a hope for all the poverty-stricken people, as it is manifestation of the proverb, ‘Where there is will, there is way’. Even the title of book is her father’s dream/goal, which never came true. The most intriguing part of this book is what writer’s mother told her about the life.

“Things usually work out in the end.”
“What if they don’t?”
“That just means you haven’t come to the end yet.”

Jeannette Walls in Glass Castle

6. From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

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The seven books in Harry Potter series are worth reading. I can live all my life by reading them again and again. Professor Dumbledore’s quote including this one, are the biggest lessons. The quote in questions prompts us to think how much our negligence maybe damaging someone’s peace of mind. Sometimes the way people are treated, tend to make them bad.

“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”

J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

7. From The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

A fantasy novel and the first book of The Wheel of the Times Series.It’s a journey of discovering yourself. it also has many lessons at every turn but the most inspiring is the one in which writer asks you not to be a spectator of what’s going on in other people’s life. Make choices which work for you, don’t be static.

“Whether the bear beats the wolf or the wolf beats the bear, the rabbit always loses.”

Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)

8. From The Giver by Lois Lowry

A book with twelve years old Jonas as the main character, living in a society where people feel no pain, sentiments, happiness. All the feelings reside in only one person of the society who has to passe them to another. Jonas, being the Receiver of sentiments, feels how bad life is without any emotions and competitions. It also is a book with lessons about the world and tells how lousy the world would be without emotions.

“It is much easier to be brave if you do not know everything.”

Lois Lowry, The Giver

The above quote is another way to say, when you don’t know something, it doesn’t hurt you. Because not knowing makes you bold.

9. From The picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The story of young Dorian who sells his soul in order to stay young and beautiful. It is the only novel of Oscar Wilde. Dorian’s wish is fulfilled and his face achieves eternal beauty. Portrait of his, made by his friend records his every single sin while his face remains innocent as before. Along with several other lessons regarding the purity of the soul, Oscar’s most stimulating quote is the one in which he tells that if you use your senses you can heal your soul. Same goes the other way round.

“Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.”

Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

10. Forty rules of love by Elif Shafaq

It’s one of the best things in the world to read fiction based on your favorite historical personality. Forty rules by Shams are advantageous and help to combat our egos. The way to die before death and live a life worth living is what hollow people of the modern world need.

“Even if the single day in your life is the same as the day before, it surely is a pity. At every moment and with every breath, one should be renewed and renewed again. This is the only way to be born into a new life: to die before death.”

Elif Shafaq, Forty rules of love

I hope you find them intriguing too. A book that tempts us into thinking harder is the best thing we can ask for.

“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”

William Styron, Conversations with William Styron