The Book: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Film: The Scarlet Letter (1995)

"To be sure he's punishing you, woman. He be giving you a child."

The Book: The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe

The Film: The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

"Oh Christ, Sherman, we're in the middle of a godamn war zone and you're worried about doing the right thing?"

The Book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Film: The Great Gatsby (1974)

"There was music from my neighbor's house through those summer nights. In his enchanted gardens, men and girls came and went like moths, among the whispering and the champagne and the stars."

The Book: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

The Film: Brideshead Revisited (2008)

"Charles! You're to come away at once. I've got a basket of strawberries and a bottle of Chateau Peyraguey, which isn't a wine you've ever tasted so don't pretend."

The Book: Beloved by Toni Morrison

The Film: Beloved (1998)

"And the beat, beat, of your heart ... Love it. More than the lungs that need yet to breathe free air. More than the womb, which holds life. More than the private parts that give life. Love your heart. This ... this is the prize. Amen. This the prize ... Amen!"

The Book: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss

The Film: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

"Are you having a holly, jolly Christmas?"

The Book: The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregor

The Film: The Other Boylen Girl (2008)

"Younger than me, more beautiful than me, married before me. I'm eclipsed. I'm the other Boleyn girl."

The Book: The Iliad by Homer

The Film: Troy (2004)

"I've fought many wars in my time. Some I've fought for land, some for power, some for glory. I suppose fighting for love makes more sense than all the rest."

The Book: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Film: The Handmaid’s Tale (1990)

"You are the lucky ones. You are going to serve God and country. I pronounce you handmaids."

The Book: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

The Film: Gulliver's Travels (2010)

"I'm not doing this. You got me in a diaper and a dress. I'm not doing tea time with you! Go find another doll!"

The Book: Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières

The Film: Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)

"Once, my heart was overflowing with love for you, but now all I feel is emptiness. And I think it was all just a pretense, that I never loved you at all."

The Book: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Film: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

The Book: Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe

The Film: Moll Flanders (1996)

"She slept with hundreds of men. Feel it! She's a bitch and a trollop and I hate you!"

The Book: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The Film: Great Expectations (1998)

"If this isn't love, I don't think I can handle the real thing."

The Book: Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

The Film: The Golden Compass (2007)

"There are many universes and many Earths parallel to each other. Worlds like yours, where people's souls live inside their bodies, and worlds like mine, where they walk beside us, as animal spirits we call daemons."

The Book: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

The Film: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

"There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."

The Book: Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs

The Film: Running with Scissors (2006)

"When I become a very famous woman, they'll write that I had a son who was a writer too, who doesn't compare to my brilliance. I want more for you than that."

The Book: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

The Film: Anna Karenina (1997)

"You know that I have come to be where you are. I cannot help myself."

The Book: I, Robo by by Isaac Asimov

The Film: I, Robot (2004)

"I think you murdered him because he was teaching you to simulate emotions and things got out of control."

The Book: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Film: Eat, Pray, Love (2010)

"Maybe my life hasn't been so chaotic. It's just the world that is and the only real trap is getting attached to any of it. Ruin is a gift. Ruin is the road to transformation."

The Book: The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

The Film: The Musketeer (2001)

"Bless me Father, for I will sin. One night I will come for you."

The Book: Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman by Jamie Reidy

The Film: Love & Other Drugs (2010)

"This isn't about connection for you. This isn't even about sex for you. This is about finding an hour or two of relief from the pain of being you. And that's fine with me, see, because all I want is the exact same thing."

The Book: The Human Stain by Philip Roth

The Film: The Human Stain (2000)

"1998 was the summer of sanctimony. After the fall of Communism and before the horrors of terrorism, there was a brief interlude when the nation was preoccupied by cock sucking."

The Book: Endless Love by Scott Spencer

The Film: Endless Love (1981)

"Hearing what happened from Ann was like the difference between seeing your face in a mirror and seeing it in a photograph.”

The Book: Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks

The Film: Message in a Bottle (1999)

"If some lives form a perfect circle, others take shape in ways we cannot predict or always understand. Loss has been a part of my journey. But it has also shown me what is precious. So has a love for which I can only be grateful."

The Book: The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

The Film: The Time Machine (2002)

"We all have our time machines, don't we. Those that take us back are memories ... And those that carry us forward, are dreams. "

The Book: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.

The Film: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

"It is most gratifying that your enthusiasm for our planet continues unabated. As a token of our appreciation, we hope you will enjoy the two thermonuclear missiles we've just sent to converge with your craft. To ensure ongoing quality of service, your death may be monitored for training purposes. Thank you."

The Book: Memoirs Of A Geisha by Arthur Golden

The Film: Memoirs Of A Geisha (2005)

"At the temple, there is a poem called "Loss" carved into the stone. It has three words, but the poet has scratched them out. You cannot read Loss, only feel it."

The Book: The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

The Film: War of the Worlds (2005)

"There he is. Hey, Robbie. You got a hug? A confusing handshake? Kick in the teeth? The door's locked."

The Book: Animal Farm by George Orwell

The Film: Animal Farm (1954)

"No animal shall kill another animal. All animals are equal."

The Book: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

The Film: The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

"I killed my mother when I was four years old. She was all I ever wanted and I took her away."

The Book: The Beach by Alex Garland

The Film: The Beach (2000)

"Just keep your mind open and suck in the experience. And if it hurts, you know what? It's probably worth it."

The Book: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

The Film: The Da Vinci Code (2006)

"The more penises you have, the higher your rank."

The Book: Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby

The Film: The Perfect Catch (2005)

"You do this thing ... it's so cute I wanna kill myself."

The Book: The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

The Film: The Time Traveller's Wife (2009)

"Is your wife a time traveler?"