This blog post that is not actually in my plan. This idea just came to me while I was browsing through my blog posts trying to complete my list of best books that I read this year. I was reading through my reviews and I can’t help but be transported back to the time when I was drafting my reviews and checking for the best quotes from each Book. There were quite a few lines that really did hit me hard and connected to so I decided to make a list and share with you guys 16 of the best lines from books that I read this year. I hope you enjoy!

Because this post is so long, I decided to cut it midway. Don’t forget to click page 2 to direct you to the other half of the list.

Clicking the titles of the books will direct you to my review of each.

“Books should not be loved selfishly.”
– Marie-Sabine Roger, Soft in the Head

“People aren’t overcome by situations or outside forces. Defeat comes from within.”
– Banana Yoshimoto, Kitchen

“…because music itself is a thing of such breadth and generosity.”
– Haruki Murakami, Absolutely on Music

“I’ve never met you before, but I recognize this feeling.”
– Lang Leav, The Universe of Us

“Making comparisons can spoil your happiness.”
– Francois Lelord, Hector and the Search for Happiness

“Why, is it such a bad thing to die?”
― Han Kang, The Vegetarian

“The things that go unsaid are often the things that eat at you–whether because you didn’t get to have your say, or because the other person never got to hear you and really wanted to.”
― Celeste Ng, Everything I Never Told You

“The thing I realize is, that it’s not what you take, it’s what you leave.”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE OTHER HALF OF THE LIST.