136 Movie Quotes about Books (+ Sound Clips) - page 12

Updated: Mar 15, 2026

Memorable quotes about books, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

111 Listen. Havin' a gun doesn't give you any power. You wanna know where the real power is? -In the bullets. -No! In the books.

Shawn Wayans as Ashtray in Don't Be a Menace

112 OK, so let's all open up our 'Reading is fun' books to page 69.

Adam Sandler as Billy Madison in Billy Madison

113 I can understand nine words in that book now.

Adam Sandler as Billy Madison in Billy Madison

114 So reading is a waste of time? -No, it's not a waste of time, but reading is safe, isn't it? Books aren't about to hurt you.

Debra Winger as Joy Davidman in Shadowlands

115 Book take you away?

Charles Laughton as Dr. Moreau in Island of Lost Souls (1932)

116 You should read the new book Mark Twain's writing now.

Quote from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

117 Even if those two pages were in there, the book still would've sucked.

Will Ferrell as Buddy The Elf in Elf (2003)

118 One whole day and I did one page. And they said I gotta do the whole book. It'll take me forever.

Jackie Chan as Dubbed By Unknown Actor in Spiritual Kung Fu (1978)

119 Give me all your money, bookworm, or I blow your brains out.

Peter Weller as Alex Murphy RoboCop in RoboCop (1987)

120 Now will thou quest for the book?

Quote from Army of Darkness (1992)