Phrases of Reflection

Quieter quotes for thinking: about time, change, life choices and the things that really matter.



Quotes that make you pause

Some lines are meant to be read slowly. These are words to think about on a walk, write in a journal or share with someone at the end of a long day.

Every famous quote on these pages carries its author and the book, speech or letter it comes from. Lines we wrote ourselves are marked as Pretty Phrases originals, and when a popular quote turns out to be fake, we say so.