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?

Posts

  1. Finding comfort in words during uncertain timesWhen the news cycle churns and the cost of groceries climbs again, a single sentence can steady the breath. Across Australia, people are rediscovering how a…
  2. Putting Pen to Paper: Short Passages to Copy by HandOn a slow Sunday morning in Melbourne, with a flat white cooling beside a worn notebook, copying a few sentences word by word can feel almost meditative.…
  3. Why Keep Going Is a Literary GenreSome stories are built around a mystery, a romance, or a journey towards a final victory. Others begin after the obvious ending, when the hero is tired,…
  4. Eric Thomas on winning the battle before the sun risesThe alarm screams at 4:55 a.m. and the room is still ink-black. Outside, a Melbourne winter has not yet loosened its grip, and the only sound is the hum of a…
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  6. High Roller Casino Progressive Slots For Australian PlayersProgressive slots appeal to players who enjoy the possibility of a jackpot that grows as wagers are placed across a network. For high rollers, the attraction…
  7. The Quiet Habit of Returning to a Line That Found YouSome sentences arrive without warning. You hear one in a podcast on the train from Parramatta, or scrawled inside a second-hand book at a market in Fremantle,…
  8. Passages to Read Aloud to YourselfSome words feel different when they leave the page and enter the room. Reading a meaningful passage aloud gives it pace, emphasis and emotional weight. A…
  9. From Page to Practice: Turning Quotes into HabitsA line that lifts you up in the morning can evaporate by lunchtime if it has nowhere to land. In Australia, many people read on the train to work, scroll…
  10. How a Single Sentence Can Turn Your Life AroundA phrase overheard on a tram in Sydney, a line scribbled on a serviette in a Melbourne café, or a sentence shouted across a worksite in Kalgoorlie can lodge…

Wander in

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

Begin reading
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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.