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“That's the duty of the old,' said the Librarian, 'to be anxious on the behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old.'

They sat for a while longer, and then parted, for it was late, and they were old and anxious.”
― Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass

“When he'd sworn at her and been sworn at in return, they became great friends.”
― Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass

“You speak of destiny as if it was fixed.”
― Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass

“We are all subject to the fates. But we must act as if we are not, or die of despair.”
― Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass

“We are all subject to the fates. But we must all act as if we are not, or die of despair...death will sweep through all the worlds; it will be the triumph of despair, forever. The universes will all become nothing more than interlocking machines, blind and empty of thought, feeling, life...”
― Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass

“All good things pass away.”
― Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass

“Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.”
― Glen Cook, Sweet Silver Blues

“Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.”
― Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way

“You can't edit a blank page”
― Jodi Picoult

“Sometimes I think my whole life has been about holding on to you.”
― Jodi Picoult, Vanishing Acts

“Happiness is what you choose to remember.”
― Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes

“the people you love can surprise you every day... maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

“It's choice that makes us human.”
― Jodi Picoult, Vanishing Acts

“Things that break - be they bones, hearts, or promises - can be put back together but will never really be whole.”
― Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care

“remember that every fire will burn itself out, even without your help.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

“Is Fate getting what you deserve, or deserving what you get?”
― Jodi Picoult, Vanishing Acts

“You’ve got about as much charm as a dead slug.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“Stupid people are dangerous.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“Fire is catching! And if we burn, you burn with us!”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

“I must have loved you a lot.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

“Kind people have a way of working their way inside me and rooting there.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“You see, freedom has a way of destroying things.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Extras

“Nature didn't need an operation to be beautiful. It just was.”
― Scott Westerfeld, The Uglies Trilogy

“Having a brain hurt so much sometimes.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Specials

“The early summer sky was the color of cat vomit.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“I spilled more times than a glass of milk on a roller coaster.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

“Never bored on a hoverboard.”
― Scott Westerfeld

“Sometimes, the hardest thing was doing
nothing.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Extras

“Remember, that choosing to stay on the ground is a choice to facilitate a relationship, to honor it. You don't play a game or color a picture with a child to show your superiority. Rather, you choose to limit yourself so as to facilitate and honor that relationship... It is not about winning and losing, but about love and respect.”
― W. Paul Young, The Shack

“Memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don’t go along with that. The memories I value most, I don’t ever see them fading.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go