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Life's great happiness is to be convinced we are loved.
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables |
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I would die for you. But I won't live for you.
Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower |
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He's a wallflower. You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand.
Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower |
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Time is priceless, but it’s Free. You can't own it, you can use it. You can spend it. But you can't keep it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.
Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife |
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I wanted someone to love who would stay: stay and be there, always.
Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife |
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Between the hammers our hearts endure, just as the tongue does between the teeth and, despite that, still is able to praise.
— Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters To a Young Poet |
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“We want books that are written for those of us who doubt everything, who cry over the least little thing, who are startled by the slightest noise.”
LAURENCE COSSE, A NOVEL BOOKSTORE |
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“Silence creates its own violence.”
JEFF VANDERMEER, ANNIHILATION |
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“The human world is made of stories, not people. The people the stories use to tell themselves are not to be blamed.”
DAVID MITCHELL, GHOSTWRITTEN |
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“I seek truth and beauty in the transparency of an autumn leaf, in the perfect form of a seashell on the beach, in the curve of a woman’s back, in the texture of an ancient tree trunk, but also in the elusive forms of reality.”
ISABEL ALLENDE, PORTRAIT IN SEPIA |
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“The function of music is to liberate in the soul those feelings which normally we keep locked up in the heart.”
SEBASTIAN FAULKS, BIRDSONG |
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“Real love ought to be more like a tree and less like a flower. That’s the kind of love my parents had. Not so consuming and more everlasting. And you see that tree over there? Now it’s only showing green leaves, but during the spring it’s covered in flowers. Because as reliable as trees are, they can also speak of beauty and passion.”
MYA ROBARTS, THE V GIRL |
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“I’ve had many enemies over the years. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s never engage in a fight you’re sure to lose. On the other hand, never let anyone who has insulted you get away with it. Bide your time and strike back when you’re in a position of strength—even if you no longer need to strike back.”
STIEG LARSSON, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO |
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“Don’t you enjoy being alive? Don’t you like feeling: This is me, this is my hand, this is my leg. I’m real, I’m solid, I’m alive! Don’t you like this?”
GEORGE ORWELL, 1984 |
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“People with secrets shouldn’t make enemies.
People with destinies shouldn’t make plans.”
LAINI TAYLOR, DREAMS OF GODS & MONSTERS |
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“The search for love and the search for wealth are always the two best stories. But while a love story is timeless, the story of a quest for wealth, given enough time, will always seem like the vain pursuit of a mirage.”
MARK KULANSKY, SALT |
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“You’re going to have a hard time in life if you let every little mistake bother you, he said. Life is good, son. Enjoy it.”
M.O. WALSH, MY SUNSHINE AWAY |
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“You can’t keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair.”
SHARON CREECH, WALK TWO MOONS |
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“Happy was my adopted country, not my native land. I was still bracing to be expelled without warning.”
KIMBERLY MCCREIGHT, WHERE THEY FOUND HER |
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“What’s the point of living if you’re going to hate the world? Guard your heart if you have to, but don’t shut it away.”
NEIL SHUSTERMAN, BRUISER |
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