Quotations, proverbs and sayings Books

The written version of a verbose magic 8 ball, The Magic Oracle Book is full of wisdom from poets and philosophers and is waiting to answer your questions, inspire meditation, and bring moments of peace and reflection into your life.Think of a question...

Find Joy in the Simple ThingsSimplify your life with the gentle guidance in The Joy of Simplicity and find your path to peace of mind.A wonderful gift for those looking for a breath of calm in the midst of a hectic life. Allen Klein, bestselling author...

Whether it's Casablanca, Cabaret, Clueless or The Cable Guy, you probably have favourite flicks you often quote. And it's true, "We'll always have Paris." Our beloved films have excellent writing and memorable dialogue and we have Hollywood...

Cyrus Webb listens for a living. As the host of a highly popular and beloved radio interview show, he has mastered the art of the right quote at the right time. In this upbeat guide, he has gathered his favourite wise words to help readers power their...

The Tao of Meow Is it time to paws and reflect? Cats are mysterious and even enigmatic, one of the indicators they hold the keys to great wisdom. Is your cat really meditating when staring off into space? Perhaps your kitten is sleeping or maybe they are...

Looking for unique gifts for women? Tea-spiration, may be just what you're looking for! The tea lovers book: Tea-spiration aims to create a quiet movement where one can experience devotions, comfort, inspiration and the simple joys of life. Tea drinkers...

This collection of Mark Twain quotes presents the best of the curmudgeonly writer's thoughts on diet, exercise, medicine, smoking, drinking, romance, parenting, old age, fashion, finances, politics, and stress management. Curated by a well-known Twain...

McSweeney's columnist Kent Woodyard brings new life to the mnemonic memory devices of a bygone era, from creative reinterpretations of classic mnemonics to original creations of dubious usage. Paired with whimsical illustrations, this book is the perfect...

Packed with more than 16,000 imaginative, colourful phrases -- from abandoned as a used Kleenex to quiet as an eel swimming in oil -- this reference will help any politician, writer, or lover of language find the perfect simile, be it original or banal,...

Gather inspiration from the world's greatest writers and let them inspire your daily reflections in this guided five-year memory book. Inside, quotes from some of the best known works of literature have been curated to bring a daily dose of thoughtful...

Peering into life's cringe-worthy moments, best-selling author Beth Lisick excavates territory that most would rather ignore. Funny, odd, deeply personal, yet somehow universal, these are the kind of memories that haunt us all, the small awful moments of...

A collection of compelling quotations from JR the renowned French photographer, street artist, and activistJR is perhaps best known for taking portraits of regular people, reproducing the images at a monumental scale, and pasting them on the sides of...

A collection of fascinating and provocative quotations from the world-renowned performance artistMarina Abramovi is arguably the most important and influential performance artist of our time. For decades, she has broken boundaries in iconic works such as...

Neshat-isms is an exciting collection of quotations from award-winning Iranian-American visual artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat. Her experiences of loss and grief as an Iranian woman living in exile are central themes of her work in photography, video,...

A fierce activist for women's rights and against climate change, Judy Chicago defines herself best: 'I'm Judy Chicago, and I'm an artist and a troublemaker'. A leader of the Women's Art Movement of the 1970s, Chicago also founded the...

An essential, inspiring collection of quotations about creativity, social justice, and more from musician, producer, artist, and designer Pharrell WilliamsRising to global fame with his hit single 'Happy,' Pharrell Williams has...

Never mind the Real Housewives of Orange County-Marla Jo Fisher is the woman everyone can relate to, complete with bad parenting, rotten dogs, ill health, and fashion faux pas. For nearly two decades, in the Orange County Register and many syndicated...

Accompanied by a range of arresting images, this book is a compilation of some of Lenin's most famous sayings, taken from speeches, tracts, letters and recorded conversations. These proclamations offer an insight into the atmosphere of Revolutionary...

Over the last three-and-a-half centuries this glamorous, twenty-four hour city has attracted a multitude of thinkers, poets, novelists and playwrights, many of whom have brilliantly encapsulated its unique spirit through verse, prose or the ultimate...

'I have struck a city- a real city - and they call it Chicago ... I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages,' so wrote Rudyard Kipling on his tour of America in 1899. From these inauspicious beginnings rose the 'windy city',...

Describing the capital variously as a city of lovers, gastronomy, fashion and filth, myriad quotations - sometimes poetic, sometimes humorous and always fizzing with insight - are collected here.Over the centuries, Paris has intrigued, revolted,...

'When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford,' said Samuel Johnson in 1777. Since then the capital has been characterised variously as a 'riddle', a 'cesspool' and a 'modern Babylon', and both...

This compact gift book is packed full of witty, scandalous and entertaining quotations about this famous city from the Middle Ages to the current decade.Oxford is one of the world's great cities - a source of inspiration to generations of poets,...

The last words of politicians, kings, queens, actors, philosophers, scientists and writers are sometimes profound, sometimes prescient, often strange, funny and usually poignant. The most interesting, controversial and insightful of these exit lines are...

An up-to-date book of quotations for executives, academics and anyone who wants to spice speeches and business presentations or simply reflect on some of the best things ever said on topics linked to business and management life in general. From...

As an antidote to more sober accounts of Scotland's history, Ian Crofon offers a colourful chronology of the eccentric, the infamous, the bawdy, the horrific and the hilarious people and events that have spattered across the pages of our nation's story...

Laughter abounds in this entertaining book filled with real life experiences and interesting characters! This book will keep you smiling from cover to cover!

This series of satirical opinion pieces features anecdotes published by the San Francisco Chronicle and insights that may not be politically correct or even appropriate. Ken offers a unique perspective on topics ranging from local city politics to...

Santa Don, author Don Kennedy, is back with volume 3 of his series, KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS TO SANTA CLAUS; 25 Years of Santa Stories. What started, almost 30 years ago, with Don filling in for a volunteer Santa friend who got a bad virus, turned...

Get inspired by the axolotl, aka the Mexican Water Monster, and discover what they can teach us about living life to the fullest in this adorably profound book of amphibian affirmations!For everyone who has had a sloth phase, an alpaca phase, a llama...

Truth and Beautiful Meaningful Lies is a collection of memorable quotes from one of the most quoted writers in American literature. One of the most celebrated writers in American literature, Jack Kerouac helped an entire generation of post-WWII Americans...

The first coming of age series for millennial consumption, Dawson's Creek created the most iconic meme of all time before the word meme was invented. On January 20, 1998, we were introduced to our Capeside High Class of...

What is the link between map and apron, acrobat and oxygen, zeal and jealousy, flour and pollen, secret and crime? Did you know that crimson originally comes from the name of tiny scale insects, the kermes, from whose dried bodies a red dyestuff is made?...

The Essential Mystics, Poets, Saints, and Sages is a treasury of quotes and passages from the great Sufi mystics, Buddhists, Hindus, Taoists, Jews, and Christians throughout the centuries.This collection, curated by religious scholar Richard Hooper,...

"The answer is not to silence me. . . . The answer is for you to have better arguments."Go the Joe Rogan way. Sh*t Joe Rogan Says is a book of motivation, inspiration, and reflections from the man who talks to everybody. Not one to back down from a...

*A portion of profits will be donated to relief funds in Ukraine*"When you attack us, you will see our faces, not our backs, but our faces." -Volodymyr Zelensky, hours before Russian Autocrat Vladmir Putin invaded Ukraine"Glory to Ukraine" isn't a...

Savage. Menacing. Ruthless. Predators get a pretty bad rap. Sure, they prey on helpless animals that never stand a chance, but behind those jagged teeth, powerful jaws, and razor-sharp claws, every predator has a softer side. Maybe even an adorable one...

A revealing collection of quotations from world-renowned artist Damien Hirst.Hirst-isms is a collection of quotations - bold, surprising, often humorous, and always insightful - from celebrated artist Damien Hirst, whose controversial work explores the...

A unique collection of brilliant quotations from the legendary Pop artistOne of the most influential artists of his time and ours, Andy Warhol is nearly as renowned for what he said as for what he did. Indeed, he is so quotable that things he never said...

A collection of fascinating quotations from the legendary artist and graffiti pioneer Futura is a living legend - a world-renowned painter, designer, and photographer who was a pioneer of graffiti art and New York City's 'subway school.' His...

The work of renowned contemporary artist Daniel Arsham blurs the lines between art, architecture, archeology, and design. In his distinctive style, he takes ancient art works and objects from twentieth- century pop culture and casts sculptures of them in...

Abloh-isms is a collection of essential quotations from American fashion designer, DJ, and stylist Virgil Abloh, who has established himself as a major creative figure in the worlds of pop culture and art. Abloh began his career as Kanye West's...

Anchorage Press' Top 10 for 2020 Keith Haring remains one of the most important and celebrated artists of his generation and beyond. Through his signature bold graphic line drawings of figures and forms dancing and grooving, Haring's...

In 1917 and 1918, Franz Kafka wrote a set of more than 100 aphorisms, known as the Zrau aphorisms, after the Bohemian village in which he composed them. Among the most mysterious of Kafka's writings, they explore philosophical questions about truth, good...

A collection of essential quotations and other writings from artist and icon Jean-Michel Basquiat One of the most important artists of the late twentieth century, Jean-Michel Basquiat explored the interplay of words and images throughout his...

A treasure trove of illuminating and entertaining quotations from the legendary naturalist Here is Charles Darwin in his own words--the naturalist, traveler, scientific thinker, and controversial author of On the Origin of Species, the book that shook...

A collection of 500+ proverbs in Chinese and English, capturing the enduring wisdom of China, for travelers and language students.This treasury of Chinese wisdom presents over five hundred proverbs while offering keys to culture and language. Here are...

In his 10th book, renowned prose poet Gonzalez proclaims heis at the crossroads in [his] throat where he looks both ways. Gonzalez is asquirky as ever, matching the didactic tone and jargon of a scientist with thesensibilities of artists like Kenneth...