Julia > Julia's Quotes

“I want to go about like the light-footed goats.”
― Johanna Spyri, Heidi

“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life.”
― Walt Disney

“Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever.”
― Walt Disney

“The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.”
― Walt Disney

“When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.”
― Walt Disney

“our people could only see all this, they would stop grumbling about their own misfortunes and offer thanks to God for blessing them with such abundance.”6”
― Eric Metaxas, 7 Women: And the Secret of Their Greatness

“strong resolution: We are going to save every little child, every unborn child, give them a chance to be born. We are fighting abortion with adoption.”
― Eric Metaxas, 7 Women: And the Secret of Their Greatness

“You are created to be an image of your Creator, my dear. That is a great honor. To be designed as Thea Reed, and signed by the mark of the Artist himself. You are a work of genius. But until you know that, your name, your roots, your past, and your future will be what you chase after. Like a leaf that blows in the wind. I would bid you all the best in catching it, only, if you do, it won’t satisfy. You will still wonder who Thea Reed is, long after your primary questions have been answered.”
― Jaime Jo Wright, The Curse of Misty Wayfair

“When in doubt, read books. Educate yourself. Education has always saved me Edward. Learn about the mysteries.”
― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward

“So much could be solved, she thinks, if we simply held hands with each other more often.”
― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward

“This was not a tragedy. Dying on your couch watching TV by yourself is a tragedy. Dying while doing something you love with every part of your body is magic. I wish you magic, Edward.”
― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward

“Everything ends,” she says. “That’s nothing to be sad about. What matters is what starts in that moment.”
― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward

“Take stock of who we are and what we have and then use it for good.”
― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward

“I'll do this," John says. "I'll let you know what's out there, within limits. But I want you to understand that there can't be information about you--that is true--that you don't already know. Your life takes place in your skin. No one else knows a goddamn thing, and the Internet is full of cowboys and sad people making stuff up." He pauses. "I love the Internet, or at least I used to, but it's not where you go for the truth.”
― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward

“As long as she was being supported by the vine, she couldn’t ruin anything. God was in charge. Not her.”
― Lindsay Harrel, The Secrets of Paper and Ink

“in that moment, they became like two falling snowflakes that were drawn to each other—impossible to separate.”
― Lindsay Harrel, Like a Winter Snow

“Annie Wilkins had worked her entire life. And now she could contemplate the world around her at her leisure.”
― Elizabeth Letts, The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America

“The fantastic and the imaginative aren't escapism . . . Good stories introduce the marvelous. The whole story, paradoxically, strengthens our relish for real life. This excursion sends us back with renewed pleasure to the actual world. It provides meaning. . . It takes us out of ourselves and lets us view reality from new angles. It expands our awareness of the world.”
― Patti Callahan, Once Upon a Wardrobe

“Reason is how we get to the truth, but imagination is how we find meaning.”
― Patti Callahan, Once Upon a Wardrobe

“my tea purchases of Iron Goddess of Mercy, wild white peony, Dragon Well, and the Pu’er in the dried mandarin have pleased my mother-in-law over the years. Kailoo has capitalized on my patronage and that of other inhabitants of the Garden of Fragrant Delights. The reputation of Grace Tranquility Teas has grown, wealthy customers have come, and the business has expanded. Kailoo has become a well-to-do merchant, which has, among other things, allowed him to hire a maid for his wife.”
― Lisa See, Lady Tan's Circle of Women

“A word after a word after a word is power.”
― Margaret Atwood