Quoteworthy

Quotes, with the story behind them

Words worth keeping.

A library of thousands of quotes, each with a source, from Marcus Aurelius to Gandalf. Swipe through them by mood, play the daily quiz, and share the lines that stay with you.

Coming soon to the App Store See how it reads

Free to download. Works offline for the daily quote.

Thousandsof quotes, and 40 new film and TV lines added every week
450+authors, characters and speakers you can browse by name
Every onecarries a source: the book, speech, letter, film or episode

When you need a line

For whatever the moment asks.

For a slow morning

“What stands in the way becomes the way.”

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Something to get you moving, matched to how you feel today.

For a friend

“Not all those who wander are lost.”

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

The right words to send someone who needs them, as a message or a card.

For a toast or a speech

“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.”

Shakespeare, Hamlet

An opening line for a wedding, a leaving do or a graduation, with the source to back it.

For the presentation

“Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.”

Edsger W. Dijkstra

A line for the first slide that you can cite, not one a dozen other decks already use.

For a quiet evening

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.”

George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

Or no reason at all. Swipe, read, keep the ones you like.

The story behind

Not just the line. Where it comes from.

Open any quote and read a few sentences on the scene it was said in, how the film changed it, and why it still matters. Written from the source, never from memory.

  • Who said it, to whom, and what prompted it
  • Book versus film, when they differ
  • More from the same author, one tap away

What you can do

Made for long, quiet sessions.

Swipe for the next one

One quote per screen, nothing else. Swipe up for another, by category or by the mood you pick.

Who said it?

A daily quiz on the quotes you have read. Challenge a friend with a quote of your own and see who gets it.

Share it well

Turn a quote into a card for Stories or a square post. Premium adds six typefaces and a quieter label.

A quote for your morning

One line a day, at the time you choose. Premium matches it to how you said you feel.

Sources

Sourced, not scraped.

Most quote apps repeat each other. Quoteworthy only publishes a line when it comes with a citation: the book and chapter, the speech and date, the letter and recipient, or the film and scene.

Lines that were never said by the person they are pinned on are kept out, however popular they are.

Sourced
“What stands in the way becomes the way.”
Marcus AureliusMeditations, Book 5
Misattributed · not in the app
“We are all broken. That’s how the light gets in.”
Credited to Ernest HemingwayNo source in his work. The line is often confused with a Leonard Cohen lyric.

Premium

Free to read. Premium to go deeper.

Free no account needed

  • The whole library, with search by author and character
  • Unlimited swiping in Discover, by category
  • A daily quote and a daily quiz
  • Friend quotes and challenges
  • Share cards in the house style

Free, for as long as you like

Premium cancel any time

  • The story behind every quote
  • Daily quote matched to your mood
  • Unlimited quiz practice and private group challenges
  • Six quote typefaces, in the app and on your cards
  • Share friends’ quotes to Instagram, night mode, premium collections

Weekly, yearly or lifetime · prices shown in the App Store in your local currency

Quoteworthy is coming to iPhone.

The App Store link will appear here when the app is live. Until then, the quill is still writing.

Coming soon to the App Store