Famous Book Quotes, Word for Word
129 of the most loved lines from 18 classic books — copied exactly from the original text, with the chapter each one comes from. No misquotes, no made-up lines. Read any of these books free, and save the lines you love with Eqtepas.
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favoriteROMANCEPride and PrejudiceJane AustenPride and Prejudice quotes Jane Austen · 12 quotes
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a...
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nights_stayHORRORFrankensteinMary Wollstonecraft ShelleyFrankenstein quotes Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 8 quotes
Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful.
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rocket_launchSCI-FI & FANTASYAlice's Adventures in WonderlandLewis CarrollAlice's Adventures in Wonderland quotes Lewis Carroll · 9 quotes
Curiouser and curiouser!
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exploreADVENTUREMoby DickHerman MelvilleMoby Dick quotes Herman Melville · 9 quotes
Call me Ishmael.
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auto_storiesNOVELThe Great GatsbyF. Scott FitzgeraldThe Great Gatsby quotes F. Scott Fitzgerald · 7 quotes
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
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auto_storiesNOVELThe Picture of Dorian GrayOscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian Gray quotes Oscar Wilde · 9 quotes
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
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favoriteROMANCEJane EyreCharlotte BrontëJane Eyre quotes Charlotte Brontë · 9 quotes
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will
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auto_storiesNOVELWuthering HeightsEmily BrontëWuthering Heights quotes Emily Brontë · 7 quotes
Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same
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nights_stayHORRORDraculaBram StokerDracula quotes Bram Stoker · 5 quotes
Listen to them--the children of the night. What music they make!
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searchMYSTERYThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes quotes Arthur Conan Doyle · 6 quotes
You see, but you do not observe.
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auto_storiesNOVELA Tale of Two CitiesCharles DickensA Tale of Two Cities quotes Charles Dickens · 5 quotes
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness
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auto_storiesNOVELGreat ExpectationsCharles DickensGreat Expectations quotes Charles Dickens · 7 quotes
In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I...
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favoriteROMANCERomeo and JulietWilliam ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet quotes William Shakespeare · 8 quotes
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet
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balancePHILOSOPHYWalden, and On The Duty Of Civil DisobedienceHenry David ThoreauWalden quotes Henry David Thoreau · 10 quotes
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.
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shieldWARThe Art of WarSunziThe Art of War quotes Sun Tzu · 5 quotes
All warfare is based on deception.
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auto_storiesNOVELEmmaJane AustenEmma quotes Jane Austen · 5 quotes
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
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auto_storiesNOVELHeart of DarknessJoseph ConradHeart of Darkness quotes Joseph Conrad · 4 quotes
The horror! The horror!
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rocket_launchSCI-FI & FANTASYPeter PanJ. M. BarriePeter Pan quotes J. M. Barrie · 4 quotes
All children, except one, grow up.