The Gilmores’ love of reading doesn’t just come across through the list of books on Gilmore Girls. You’ll also find odes to literature sprinkled throughout their fast talk. I know; I run a Rory Gilmore reading challenge. So, take a trip down a very literary memory lane with these Gilmore Girls quotes to remember why books matter so much to them–and us!
The Most Memorable Words the Gilmore Girls Said About Literature
“She’s reading again– how novel.” – Tristin Dugray (1.09 “Rory’s Dance”)
“I just take a book with me everywhere. It’s just habit.” – Rory Gilmore (1.09 “Rory’s Dance”)
“I woke up this morning and I realized that I have studied and taught the great literature all my life, and those stories are replete with characters that let opportunities slip by. But what I teach is more than just literature– it’s lessons in life. And if I don’t follow the tenets of those lessons, I’m not the man I thought I was, the man I want to be.” – Max Medina (1.21 “Love, Daisies, and Troubadours”)
“We could go to a bookstore, I’ll watch you browse for six or seven hours.” – Dean Forester (2.02 “Hammers and Veils”)
“You’re a book tease.” – Jess Mariano (3.16 “The Big One”)
“I live in two worlds. One is a world of books.” – Rory Gilmore (3.22 “Those Are Strings, Pinocchio”)
“I’m here because I enjoy books, and because I read books.” – Rory Gilmore (4.19 “Afterboom!”)
“I can’t believe we get to sit around and talk about books and get graded.” – Rory Gilmore (4.05 “The Fundamental Things Apply”)
“Oh, do you see the books? Feel it. Feels good, right? Now smell it. Nothing, nothing smells like that.” – Rory Gilmore (5.10 “But Not as Cute as Pushkin”)
“My books look sad. Can books look sad?” – Rory Gilmore (6.14 “You’ve Been Gilmored”)
