A small corner of the web for words worth keeping.

Lines to sit with

  • What words have you returned to, again and again?
  • Which quote feels like a quiet companion lately?
  • If a sentence could shape your week, what would it say?
  • What phrase have you been saving for the right moment?

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  2. The secret life of a marked-up pageA marked-up page looks like evidence of reading: a pencilled line, a crooked highlight, a folded corner beside a stubborn paragraph. Yet the marks reveal more…
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  4. What great sentences teach us about persistenceGreat sentences do more than decorate a page. They turn a vague wish to continue into a clear direction, giving perseverance a shape we can recognise on…
  5. Passages for the end of the year, when you're tiredIn Australia, the end of the year arrives in summer. Christmas lights glow while Bondi and Coogee beaches stay busy, school holidays stretch out, and the…
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  7. Reading as a Way to Come Back to YourselfReading can create a small clearing inside a crowded day. On a tram crossing Melbourne, headphones on and suburbs sliding past, ten pages offer a pause between…
  8. The art of cherishing a well-turned lineA memorable sentence can hold a crowded feeling in a clean shape, offering a pause between one task and the next. Its value lies not in sounding profound…
  9. A reader's guide to willpowerWillpower is often treated as a personal reservoir: either full or empty, strong or weak. Reading offers a gentler way to examine it. Memorable passages can…
  10. The Firmness of Hope in Difficult PassagesHope is most revealing when circumstances are unsettled. It is easy to feel optimistic before a clear goal or a supportive community, but the real test appears…

Wander in

Read a few lines today, or save the ones you can't forget.

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“A small collection of sentences you didn't know you were waiting for.”
— A visitor

About this place

etquotes.com is a quiet page for quotes — a place to browse short passages, themes, and lines worth holding onto.

The site keeps things simple: read, reflect, and return whenever a sentence finds you.

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A few steps to settle in

Arrive

Open the home page and let the first line find you.

Browse

Move through the collection by theme or by mood.

Keep

Note the sentences you want to carry with you.

Return

Come back whenever a quiet moment is calling.

Leave a thought

A line of your own, a question, or a quiet hello.