“Life itself is a quotation.”
– Jorge Luis Borges
Literary Quotation Collections for Book Lovers and Readers
Welcome readers of literary fiction and quotation lovers. Michael Ross has been collecting gems from his reading of literary fiction since the 1970s, seeking pithy observations and perspectives from a diverse group of authors across the globe. Quotes are often thought-provoking, humorous, or both. The Discoveries collection illustrates the value of quotations, introduces readers to authors and books that they do not know, and provides the perfect pocket-sized gift for the reader and booklover in your life. ‘Happy reading!
A Pocket-Sized Gift for Quote Lovers & Avid Readers
Ross’s Key Discoveries
Quotes from Literature on Money, Wisdom, and Happiness
Ross’s Life Discoveries
Quotes from Literature on Trials, tribulations, and Satisfaction
Ross’s Communicative Discoveries
Quotes from Literary Fiction on Personal Communications
Ross’s Personal Discoveries
Personal Relations: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly
Discover New Literary Quotes
Browse The Collection“And I would discover how much of life is defined by what you want to keep and what you are forced to lose.”
– Christina Henriquiez “The Wide, Pale Ocean” in Come Together, Fall Apart
“I tried to tell her how if you could not accept the past and its burden there was no future, for without one there cannot be the other, and how if you could accept the past you might hope for the future, for only out of the past can you make the future.”
– Robert Penn Warren All the King's Men
Rediscover Your Favorite Literary Classics
Rare Bird’s Classics Series — a collaboration with Discoveries quote-book author, Michael Ross, champions classic books that have inspired Michael Ross’s vast collection of excerpts from notable works of literary fiction, including new essays from Ross and other contributors, as well as ephemera and illustrations. Some of the Classics Series books are out of print, some are underappreciated; others are well-known — yet all are highly influential, and we look forward to continuing a legacy of appreciating and reappreciating great works for many years to come.
About Michael Ross
Michael Ross was encouraged to read at a young age by observing his parents, who were avid readers. He majored in English in college at the University of Virginia (UVA), graduating with distinction in 1970. His extensive reading began at sea in the Navy (1970-74) and continued during law school at UVA (1974-77) and his subsequent careers practicing corporate law…