15 Movie Quotes about Books

15 qtes – August 29, 2022

So many books, so little time...

Every year, millions of new or reprinted books are published and shared with readers across the globe. Why are books important? Books improve your communication, your memory, your concentration, they reduce stress and help you sleep and most importantly they bring people together. While discussing a book and its themes, people learn about one another’s unique perspectives and experiences. This encourages empathy and personal connection, fostering deeper relationships. Another question would be, are physical books or ebooks better? What do you think? Check our best movie quotes about books and maybe you will find the answer.

From the TV Series: Gilmore Girls

“I live in two worlds. One is a world of books.”

Alexis Bledel - Rory Gilmore

From the TV Series: Gilmore Girls

“Oh, do you see the books? Feel it. Feels good, right? Now smell it. Nothing, nothing smells like that.”

Alexis Bledel - Rory Gilmore

From the TV Series: Seinfeld

“What is this obsession people have with books? They put them in their houses — like they’re trophies. What do you need it for after you read it?”

Jerry Seinfeld - Jerry Seinfeld

From the TV Series: Game of Thrones

“A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”

Peter Dinklage - Tyrion Lannister

From the TV Series: Game of Thrones

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The Man who doesn’t read lives only one.”

Thomas Brodie-Sangster - Jojen Reed

From the TV Series: The Good Place

“When I first read Aristotle, I thought it was pronounced like Chipotle. Wait a minute, is it Chip-o-tottle?”

Kristen Bell - Eleanor Shellstrop

From the TV Series: Bridgerton

“I write in my diary which is not the same as writing in my novel.”

Claudia Jessie - Eloise Bridgerton

From the TV Series: You

“That’s sad. People buying books because of what’s popular, and not because they wanna be moved or changed in some way.”

Elizabeth Lail - Guinevere Beck

From the TV Series: The Queen's Gambit

“Intuition can’t be found in books.

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Marielle Heller - Alma Wheatley

From the movie: Rope

“- Phillip: Rupert only publishes books he likes... usually philosophy.
- Janet: Oh. Small print, big words, no sales.
- Brandon: Rupert's extremely radical. Do you know that he selects his books on the assumption that people not only can read but actually can think?”

Farley Granger - Phillip
Joan Chandler - Janet
John Dall - Brandon

From the movie: The Public

“The public library is the last bastion of democracy that we have in this country!”

Jeffrey Wright - Anderson

From the movie: On the Road with Judas

“In life you don't get the girl. Lying is easier than the truth. That's why I write!”

Kevin Corrigan - JJ Lask

From the movie: Celebrity

“- Bonnie: Apparently his first two books...
- Lee Simon: They were obliterated. I got the 3 esses: self-indulgent, sophomoric, sollipsistic...”

Famke Janssen - Bonnie
Sir Kenneth Branagh - Lee Simon

From the movie: One Eight Seven

“- Trevor Garfield: Has anybody read 'Animal Farm'?
- Cesar: No, but I fucked a sheep once.”

Samuel L. Jackson - Trevor Garfield
Clifton Collins Jr. - Cesar Sanchez

From the movie: Naked

“No matter how many books you read, there is something in this world that you never ever ever ever ever fucking understand.”

David Thewlis - Johnny