TILL VICTORY IS WON: Famous Black Quotations from the NAACP
edited by Janet Cheatham Bell
Washington Square Press
ISBN: 0743428250
208 pages

 

 

BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
John Bartlett
edited by Justin Kaplan
Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 0316082775
1405 pages

This hefty volume is the granddaddy of all quotation references.

WRITING CHANGES EVERYTHING: The 627 Best Things Anyone Ever Said About Writing
edited by Deborah Brodie
St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 0312154321
176 pages

Writers have a lot to say about their craft --- as do the editors, literary agents and publishers they have to deal with every day. This book gathers the wittiest --- and crankiest --- sayings about writing and creativity.

THE QUOTABLE BOOK LOVER
edited by Ben Jacobs and Helena Hjalmarsson
Lyons Press
ISBN: 1558218823
320 pages

Erudite, scholarly and still a heck of a lot of fun, this volume contains every quote a bibliophile will ever need.

THE MOST BRILLIANT THOUGHTS OF ALL TIME (In Two Lines or Less)
edited by John M. Shanahan
Cliff Street Books
ISBN: 0060194111
324 pages

Shanahan (the man who brought the world Hooked on Phonics) delivers what the title promises. Arranged by topic, these quotes are short, sweet and to the point about all the big issues and ideas in the world.

WORD LOVER'S BOOK OF UNFAMILIAR QUOTATIONS
edited by Wesley D. Camp
Prentice Hall Press
ISBN: 073520098X
496 pages

Sure, Mark Twain is great, but there are days when even the slickest speech writer needs a new quote or two. This volume, delivering quips from commentators famous and not so, is sure to entertain and enlighten.

OSCAR WILDE'S GUIDE TO MODERN LIVING
edited by John Calvin Batchelor and Craig McNeer
Doubleday
ISBN: 0385481799

The acclaimed 19th century author and social commentator has never been topped in the wit department. This piercing and hilarious little book gathers some of his best together by topic.

THE NEW BEACON BOOK OF QUOTATIONS BY WOMEN
edited by Rosalie Maggio
Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807067830
864 pages

Need a quote from a different perspective? Try this reference with quotations exclusively by the fairer sex.

GEORGE W. BUSHISMS: The Slate Book of The Accidental Wit and Wisdom of our 43rd President
George W. Bush
edited by Jacob Weisberg
Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0743222229
96 pages

Come on, the things he's says are funny! This ironic little gem will deliver a daily dose of our great leader's unintentional humor.