Have you ever been reading a story, a poem or a book, and the words on the page make you stop what you're doing? Somehow, that particular arrangement of clauses, adjectives and nouns makes you think; it encourages you to dream, calls you to love or strengthens your will to live more and be more than you were before. Words that lead us to ask questions, consider a new perspective, see beauty, and feel differently are perhaps the greatest gift a reader can receive. I remember hearing words that fit this anomaly described as "bookmark" quotes -- sentences that look great on anything from wooden frames in gift shops, to colorful coasters, or even embroidered pillows. I encourage everyone to look out for these quotes as they read. Paint them on a canvas, tape them on your mirror, or save them as your desktop background. Decorate your life with beautiful words and let them adorn your hearts.
Here is a list of 10 "bookmark" quotes I've come across, written by some of my favorite writers and thinkers:
1. "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." -- J.R.R. Tolkien
2. "If you have good thoughts they will shine out of you like sunbeams and you will always look lovely." -- Roald Dahl
3 "Look twice before you leap." -- Charlotte Bronte
4. "Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
5. "It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do." -- Jane Austen
6. "We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do." -- Mother Teresa
7. "The world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want." -- F. Scott Fitzgerald
8. "Life isn't about finding yourself; it's about creating yourself. So live the life you imagined." -- Henry David Thoreau
