Beastly Bones (Jackaby, #2)

by William Ritter

Following his lead tends to call for a somewhat flexible relationship with reality.

All exceptional people are, by definition, exceptions to the norm. If we insist on being ordinary, we can never be truly extraordinary.”

I might be better prepared to slay dragons, I decided, than to flirt with boys.

“the greatest figures in history are never the ones who avoid failure, but those who march chin-up through countless failures, one after the next, until they come upon the occasional victory.”

“Failure is not the opposite of success—it’s a part of it.

The only paths you can’t travel are the ones you block yourself—so don’t let the fear of failure stop you from trying in the first place.