Books Quote by Stephen Chbosky

“It's a great book. But try to be a filter, not a sponge.”

— Stephen Chbosky

“Try to be a sponge, not a filter.”

— The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“I was a sponge filled to capacity with the putrid gray water of all of those who had hurt me. I wondered if, like…

— Elle Mitchell

“I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges soaking up so much water.”

— Neil Leckman

“I've skimmed through it a dozen times, the book glued to my side the past few days, like maybe the information will sink in…

— J.M. Darhower

“Sometimes it seems like I'm a sponge, like I absorb people's moods.”

— Carrie Firestone

“I want to take a sponge bath, but first I need to take that sponge and wash the dishes so I can fit my…

— Jarod Kintz

“There are 2,500 kinds of sponges, all of them consist largely of holes.”

— Will Cuppy

“Don’t be an expert, be a filter.”

— Penny Sansevieri

“Sometimes the dustiest cover hides the best book. Sometimes the best cup is chipped.”

— Anonymous

“I never have any clue what my next book is going to be about, when the time comes, the book starts pouring on its…

— Abhijit Naskar

“Books are like oxygen to a deep-sea diver," she had once said. "Take them away and you might as well begin counting the bubbles.”

— Alan Bradley