Hello. I am Deepak Kundu, an avid book reader and quotes collector. Here is a list of 12 Amor Towles quotes that I liked and saved from various books. I hope you enjoy reading them.
Amor Towles Quotes
Most people need a ladder and a telescope to make sense of two plus two. That’s why it’s usually more trouble than it’s worth to explain yourself.
from The Lincoln Highway book by Amor Towles
Just because something’s new doesn’t mean it’s better; and often enough, it means it’s worse.
from The Lincoln Highway book by Amor Towles
Well, that’s life in a nutshell, ain’t it. Lovin’ to go to one place and havin’ to go to another.
from The Lincoln Highway book by Amor Towles
The city of Los Angeles has so much panache it could bottle it and sell it overseas. It’s where the movie stars have lived since the beginning of movie stars.
from The Lincoln Highway book by Amor Towles
Making a fresh start isn’t just a matter of having a new address in a new town. It isn’t a matter of having a new job, or a new phone number, or even a new name. A fresh start requires the cleaning of the slate. And that means paying off all that you owe, and collecting all that you’re due.
from The Lincoln Highway book by Amor Towles
I don’t put much stake in apologies. They always seem a day late and a dollar short.
from The Lincoln Highway book by Amor Towles
There are surely a lot of big things in America. The Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty are big. The Mississippi River and the Grand Canyon are big. The skies over the prairie are big. But there is nothing bigger than a man’s opinion of himself.
from The Lincoln Highway book by Amor Towles
The willingness to take a beating: That’s how you can tell you’re dealing with a man of substance. A man like that doesn’t linger on the sidelines throwing gasoline on someone else’s fire; and he doesn’t go home unscathed. He presents himself front and center, undaunted, prepared to stand his ground until he can’t stand at all.
from The Lincoln Highway book by Amor Towles
You cannot live another man’s life for him. If a man has got the least bit of pride, he wouldn’t want you to.
from The Lincoln Highway book by Amor Towles
No know-it-all gets under your skin like a young know-it-all.
from The Lincoln Highway book by Amor Towles
There are few things more beautiful to an author’s eye, than a well-read copy of one of his books.
from The Lincoln Highway book by Amor Towles
Wouldn’t it have been wonderful, if everybody’s life was like a piece in a jigsaw puzzle. Then no one person’s life would ever be an inconvenience to anyone else’s. It would just fit snugly in its very own, specially designed spot, and in so doing, would enable the whole intricate picture to become complete.
from The Lincoln Highway book by Amor Towles