"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
— Dr. Seuss

"A room without books is like a body without a soul."
— Marcus Tullius Cicero

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
— Maya Angelou

"Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory."
— J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
— Robert Frost

"And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...," He murmured.
"What a stupid lamb, " I sighed.
"What a sick, masochistic lion."
— Stephenie Meyer

"Without music, life would be a mistake."
— Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells."
— Dr. Seuss

"So many books, so little time."
— Frank Zappa

"It's not about you, okay? This time, it's about me. Not you. All my life, Lissa... all my life, it's been the same. They come first. I've lived my life for you. I've trained to be your shadow, but you know what? I want to come first. I need to take care of myself for once. I'm tired of looking out for everyone else and having to put aside what I want. Dimitri and I did that, and look what happened. He's gone. I will never hold him again. Now I owe it to him to do this. I'm sorry if it hurts you, but it's my choice!

~Rose Hathaway"
— Richelle Mead (Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3))

"Get busy living or get busy dying."
— Stephen King (Shawshank Redemption)

"The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle."
— Stephen King (Night Shift)

""Nobody likes a clown at midnight""
— Stephen King

"“You smell good, too,” said Patch

“It’s called a shower.” I was staring straight ahead. When he didn’t answer, I turned sideways. “Soap. Shampoo. Hot water.”

“Naked. I know the drill.”

--Hush, Hush"
— Becca Fitzpatrick

"Damn, Claire. Warn a guy before you do a face-plant on the floor next time. I could have looked all heroic and caught you or something -Shane"
— Rachel Caine (Glass Houses)