Literary Quotes Pins and Buttons

"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables. Perfect for any book lover.

"I am excessively diverted." Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice. Perfect for any book lover.

"To err is human. To loaf is Parisian." Victor Hugo, Les Miserables. Perfect for any book lover.

"I think, therefore I doubt." Victor Hugo, Les Miserables. Perfect for any book lover.

Oh, Lady Catherine de Bourgh and her sharp criticisms! But much like Lizzy Bennet, we’re happy to own this one. Obstinate? Headstrong? BRING IT.

"True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid." L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Perfect for any book lover.

The wise old man of fantasy.

Six portraits of iconic female writers - Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Elizabeth Gaskell, Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie, Daphne Du Maurier, with quotes from their work.

“My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” Ah, Lizzy Bennet displaying her brilliance in Jane Austen’s PRIDE & PREJUDICE. We’re with you, Lizzy. Now more than ever.

Jan. 1851: Russian author Leo Tolstoy confides to his diary that he'd fallen in love at a party, and then as an afterthought - "Bought a horse which I don't need at all." Ah yes, unnecessary horse; who hasn't been there?! Style variations available.

Design inspired by Jane Eyre. Quote from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Great gift for a daughter, great gift for feminists and book lovers. Check out more designs inspired by the Bronte sisters books and Jane Austen from my collection. (Note: this design works best in light coloured T-shirts) Art Copyright © Fanitsa Petrou. All Rights Reserved.

Foreboding comment made by sci fi writer Isaac Asimov decades before Trump. Truer today than ever, sadly. Miserably, Excruciatingly.

He Smelled Like Almonds And Earth ...He Pressed Against Me, Crushing My Lips To Wine - Vintage Poetry Lover Design / He smelled like almonds and earth. He pressed against me, crushing my lips to wine.” - Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller

“I have hated words and I have loved them and I hope I have made them right.” - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

British Detective Vintage Literary

"Who wants flowers when you’re dead? Nobody." -Holden Caulfield, A Catcher in the Rye

I made this funky pop art style portrait of The Bard and paired it with some of my favorite quotes from him.

We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. Fear and Loathing anyone? Go gonzo with this psychedelic design.

“Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.” -George R.R. Martin “Clash of Kings”

Jan. 1851: Russian author Leo Tolstoy confides to his diary that he'd fallen in love at a party, and then as an afterthought - "Bought a horse which I don't need at all." Ah yes, unnecessary horse; who hasn't been there?! Style variations available.

Dracula is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897.

An original illustration of Whitby Abbey with a quote from Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Dracula is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897.

Dracula is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897.

ווער עס מאַכט פֿון זיך אַ חיה, ווערט דער פּטור פֿונעם ווייטיק פֿון זײַן אַ מענטש. ver es makht fun zikh a khaye, vert der poter funem veytik fun zayn a mentsh. He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

This is a design from Studio Grafiikka’s collection of literary posters featuring quotes by Jalaluddin Rumi, the poet, scholar and sufi mystic . Designed in a unique style, this series has quotes and musings on love, life, nature, beauty and spiritual wisdom. As prints and posers, these could be ideal gifts for book lovers and poetry lovers and a beautiful wall decor element in your living room, library, office or study room. They go well in modern, urban interiors as much as they do with traditional, cottage chic or bohemian styled interior spaces.

inspirational quote from a famous novelist George Orwell: “The best books... are those that tell you what you know already” ~~~~~Perfect Gift for a Book Lover~~~~~ #georgeorwell #literary #literature #books #reading #authors #bookworm #booklover #booknerd #bookgeek #educational #school #english #teachern #ispirational #motivational #quote #quotes #wise #intelectual #wordsofwisdom #smartquotes

Dracula is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897.

and I am out with lanterns, looking for myself -- Emily Dickinson

"Don't make me grow up before my time." Louisa May Alcott, Little Women. Perfect for any book lover.

"You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope." Jane Austen - Persuasion. Perfect for any book lover.

Those who don't believe in Magic will never find it, Neil Gaiman Quote

Vintage Alice illustration with quote

A quote from one of my favorite poems, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," by T.S. Eliot. T.S. Eliot won the Nobel Prize in 1948, so I'm sure he'd be happy to see his words on a T-shirt. (He also wrote the poetry that became "Cats" on Broadway. Has any other Nobel Prize winner been immortalized on Broadway with people dressed as cats? I THINK NOT!)

Inspirational quote from a famous science fiction and fantasy writer Stephen King: "Schizoid behavior is a pretty common thing in children. It's accepted, because all we adults have this unspoken agreement that children are lunatics"