136 Movie Quotes about Books (+ Sound Clips) - page 8

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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.

71 When I was a kid, I read a book about the world coming to an end. I remember being so scared, I didn't dare go to sleep. And in the morning, the sun came out, and everything looked so wonderful, I forgot the story. Life was beautiful all over again.

Richard Derr as David Randall in When Worlds Collide (1951)

72 So he says, 'How would you like to be rich?' So I said, 'Sure.' So he lays this book on me.

Thomas F. Wilson as Biff Tannen in Back to the Future Part II

73 You damn fool! Never, never leave this book laying around. Don't you have a safe? No, you don't have a safe. Get a safe. Keep it locked up. And until then, keep it on you like this.

Thomas F. Wilson as Biff Tannen in Back to the Future Part II

74 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

75 Most of these books are stolen. Why not? They're written to be read. At least I read them, which is more than most people do.

Anthony Hopkins as C. S. Lewis in Shadowlands

76 When I start a new book, my hands are shaking. Me eyes are jumping ahead. Does he feel the way I felt? Does he see what I've seen?

Anthony Hopkins as C. S. Lewis in Shadowlands

77 It's impossible. That's not even half finished. -Of course not. This is my library of unwritten books.

Harry Morgan as Carolinus; John Ritter as Peter Dickinson in The Flight of Dragons (1982)

78 I've just had my whole vacation ruined. We're supposed to read War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. and then write a book report about it.

Chad Allen as Charlie Brown in Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!

79 But it's such a long book. Look, it's 1136 pages long. I bet it weighs more than I do.

Chad Allen as Charlie Brown in Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!

80 Pardon me, but do you have a comic book called War and Peace? No? Do you have a record of War and Peace? No? How about a tape or a cassette? No? Well, thanks, anyway. How about a computer game about War and Peace? No? Hmm.

Chad Allen as Charlie Brown in Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!