75 Iconic Quotes From Classic Books You Read In High School

“A dead whale or a stove boat.”

— Herman Melville, amazon.com

“Don't waste your love on somebody who doesn't value it.”

— William Shakespeare, amazon.com

“Don’t suppress your individuality for the sake of conformity.”

— Lois Lowry, amazon.com

“You're beautiful, but you're empty. No one could die for you.”

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, amazon.com

“A thing may happen and be a total lie; another thing may not happen and be truer than the truth.”

— Tim O'Brien, amazon.com

“I don’t know what’s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you’ve always wanted to be, and feel alone.”

— Daniel Keyes, amazon.com

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”

— Charles Dickens, amazon.com

“I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.”

— S.E. Hinton, amazon.com

“Perhaps - I want the old days back again and they'll never come back, and I am haunted by the memory of them and of the world falling about my ears.”

— Margaret Mitchell, amazon.com

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”

— Charles Dickens, amazon.com

“I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.”

— John Steinbeck, amazon.com

“Stay Gold, PonyBoy”

— S.E Hinton, amazon.com

“Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, amazon.com

“Those who kept silent yesterday will remain silent tomorrow.”

— Elie Wiesel, amazon.com

“There's more beauty in truth, even if it is dreadful beauty.”

— John Steinbeck, amazon.com