{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"0000017b-5008-d5f1-ad7f-53ffcc480002","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/amazon-best-selling-books","headline":"Readers’ favorite quotes from Amazon’s best-selling books of all time","description":"Amazon reveals the most-highlighted passages from its best-selling eBooks of all time.","datePublished":"2021-08-20T14:00:05.921Z","dateModified":"2021-08-20T14:00:05.921Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amanda Johnson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/cc46d78/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x1280+160+0/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F5e%2F56%2Fb9121af146cd87da91f71b664373%2Famanda-johnson-about-amazon-author.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/f7dc412/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5431x3621+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F32%2Fb0%2F3c27582e47b6a36697ea8aeb099f%2Fgeneric-kindlepaperwhite-lifestyle-car.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![Kindle_Paperwhite_Lifestyle_car.jpg](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/f7dc412/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5431x3621+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F32%2Fb0%2F3c27582e47b6a36697ea8aeb099f%2Fgeneric-kindlepaperwhite-lifestyle-car.jpg)\n\n# Readers’ favorite quotes from Amazon’s best-selling books of all time\n\n*Amazon reveals the most-highlighted passages from its best-selling eBooks of all time. *\n\nLooking for some inspiration on what to read this fall? Amazon recently unveiled its [top 50 best-selling books of all time](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/db/7a/1f851a6a49a492c243486e5c3196/amazons-50-best-selling-books-of-all-time.pdf) in a report using data from [Amazon Charts](https://www.amazon.com/charts).\n\nNot surprisingly, the list is chock full of mega-popular book-to-movie and TV franchises, titles geared toward younger audiences, and business books for career-minded customers. But digging in a bit deeper, we found the passages from these books that resonated the most with readers of all ages—the quotes most often highlighted by Kindle users.\n\nHere are some of our favorites. Click the link below the image of each title to download and share.\n\n**By: R. J. Palacio**\n\n![A blue image with the cover of the book Wonder, on the left side of it. On the right side, there is a quote from the book that reads \"“I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.\" A caption below all of this says \"Amazon's best-selling titles\" and the Amazon logo is on the bottom right side of the graphic.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/e4d4f14/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1217x686+0+0/resize/767x432!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F8d%2F2e%2Fb56264ee41d2ab5bf9bb4d189bb8%2Famazon-best-selling-books-wonder.jpg)\n*[Click to download.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/8d/2e/b56264ee41d2ab5bf9bb4d189bb8/amazon-best-selling-books-wonder.jpg)*\n\n**By: Paulo Coelho**\n\n![A dark blue image with the book cover for The Alchemist on the left side of it. On the right side of the image is a quote from the book that reads \"Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.\" On the bottom of the graphic there is a caption that reads \"Amazon's best-selling titles\" and the Amazon logo is on the right bottom corner.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/e72dfee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1217x686+0+0/resize/767x432!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F39%2F1a%2F5eab84084d71b91a23f0c43aa38d%2Famazon-best-selling-books-the-alchemist.jpg)\n*[Click to download.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/39/1a/5eab84084d71b91a23f0c43aa38d/amazon-best-selling-books-the-alchemist.jpg)*\n\n**By: George R.R. Martin**\n\n![A light blue image with the cover of the Game of Thrones book on the left side of it. On the right side of the graphic is a quote from the book that reads “Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.” The bottom left corner of the graphic has a caption that reads \"Amazon's best-selling titles\" and the bottom right corner displays the Amazon logo.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/cfd3599/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1216x686+0+0/resize/767x433!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fc4%2Ffc%2F256c89d54b7b91e010a5d17068da%2Famazon-bestselling-books-4-a-game-of-thrones.jpg)\n*[Click to download.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/c4/fc/256c89d54b7b91e010a5d17068da/amazon-bestselling-books-4-a-game-of-thrones.jpg)*\n\n**By: Veronica Roth**\n\n![A yellow image with the cover of the Divergent book on the left side. On the right side is a quote from the book that reads \"I believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.\" There is a caption in the bottom left corner that says \"Amazon best-selling titles\" and the Amazon logo is in the bottom right corner.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/522a08a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1217x686+0+0/resize/767x432!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F20%2F41%2F93a3a3b44d9ab67f88ee791d16c5%2Famazon-bestselling-books-2-divergent.jpg)\n*[Click to download.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/20/41/93a3a3b44d9ab67f88ee791d16c5/amazon-bestselling-books-2-divergent.jpg)*\n\n**By: F. Scott Fitzgerald**\n\n![A dark blue image with the book cover for The Great Gatsby on the left side of it. On the right side of the image is a quote from the book that reads “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” In the bottom right corner of the image is a caption that reads \"Amazon's best-selling titles\" and the Amazon logo is in the bottom right corner.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/76bb9f2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1217x686+0+0/resize/767x432!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F2c%2F81%2F52a869634cfe93491e4ea99aee6d%2Famazon-best-selling-books-the-great-gatsby.jpg)\n*[Click to download.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/2c/81/52a869634cfe93491e4ea99aee6d/amazon-best-selling-books-the-great-gatsby.jpg)*\n\n**By: J.R.R. Tolkien**\n\n![A blue image that has the cover of the book The Hobbit on the left side of it and the quote \"\"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.\" on the right side. There is a caption below that says Amazon's best-selling titles and the Amazon logo is on the bottom right of the image.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/a95dcc5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1216x686+0+0/resize/767x433!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fb7%2Fd6%2F07c9dcf4447fbad75def3e205320%2Famazon-bestselling-books-1-the-hobbit.jpg)\n*[Click to download.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/b7/d6/07c9dcf4447fbad75def3e205320/amazon-bestselling-books-1-the-hobbit.jpg)*\n\n**By: Suzanne Collins**\n\n![A yellow image with the cover art for the Hunger Games Catching fire book on the left side. On the right side is a quote from the book that reads \"Because sometimes things happen to people and they’re not equipped to deal with them.\" On the bottom left corner is a caption that reads \"Amazon best-selling titles\" and the bottom right corner has the Amazon logo. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/3ae878e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1216x686+0+0/resize/767x433!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F82%2F0c%2F16c62c8445f1a7339994e1456217%2Famazon-bestselling-books-5-catching-fire.jpg)\n*[Click to download.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/82/0c/16c62c8445f1a7339994e1456217/amazon-bestselling-books-5-catching-fire.jpg)*\n\nHaven’t read *[The Great Gatsby](https://www.amazon.com/Gatsby-Harper-Perennial-Deluxe-Editions-ebook/dp/B08HM1R87F/)* since high school? [Prime Reading](https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/nonprime-pr/ref=insider_ar_reading_strtbksrs), a benefit for Prime members, offers a way to rediscover this title—or find a new favorite—at no additional cost to your membership. Depending on where you live, Prime Reading allows customers to read as much as they want from a rotating selection of thousands of books, magazines, comics, and more.\n\nKnow someone who would love to read *[The Hunger Games](https://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B002MQYOFW)*? [Kindle Unlimited](http://www.amazon.com/ku) subscribers have access to the entire *Hunger Games* series, as well as millions of other titles, with this service, which allows readers to explore new authors, books, and genres on any device. Kindle Unlimited is available for $9.99 a month in the U.S. (or equivalent in local currency).\n\n*[Divergent](https://www.amazon.com/Divergent-Trilogy-Book-1-ebook/dp/B004CFA9RS)* and *[The Hobbit, or There and Back Again](https://www.amazon.com/Hobbit-Lord-Rings-J-R-R-Tolkien-ebook/dp/B0079KT81G/)* are also currently available on [Amazon Kids+](https://www.amazon.com/ftu/home), an all-in-one subscription that gives kids access to thousands of kid-friendly books, Audible books, movies, TV shows, educational apps, and games on compatible Fire, Fire TV, Android, iOS, and Kindle devices. With a wide range of programs available, Amazon offers a variety of ways to find your next great read.\n\nTo discover the 50 best-selling books on Amazon, [download this PDF](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/db/7a/1f851a6a49a492c243486e5c3196/amazons-50-best-selling-books-of-all-time.pdf).","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}