Amor Towles quotes

If we only fell in love with people who were perfect for us...then there wouldn't be so much fuss about love in the first place. (Amor Towles)
It is a lovely oddity of human nature that a person is more inclined to interrupt two people in conversation than one person alone with a book. View quote
Amor Towles
For better or worse, there are few things so disarming as one who laughs well at her own expense. View quote
Amor Towles
I know that right choices by definition are the means by which life crystallizes loss. View quote
Amor Towles
If you could relive one year in your life, which one would it be? [...] The upcoming one. View quote
Amor Towles
Be careful when choosing what you're proud of--because the world has every intention of using it against you. View quote
Amor Towles
That's the problem with living in New York. You've got no New York to run away to. View quote
Amor Towles