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“When you pace back and forth like a caged tiger, it usually means you're trying to think through a problem of some kind.”
― John Flanagan

“All power is cursed. The most terrible among us will do anything to get it, and those who'd wield power best don't want it thrust upon them. But that doesn't mean they can avoid their responsibilities forever.”
― Holly Black

“I honed my instincts in battle. Sometimes those instincts are still there when there is no war.”
― Holly Black

“Do you think a seed planted in goblin soil grows to be the same plant as it would have in the mortal world? No, little seed. I do not know what you are, but we are not the same. I came here fully grown.”
― Holly Black

“There are things people shouldn't get a taste for. I guess magic is like that.”
― Holly Black

“Think of a positive outcome, and you will achieve it. Allow doubt to enter your mind, and the doubt will become self-fulfilling.”
― John Flanagan, The Siege of Macindaw

“If you worry that you'll lose, you probably will.”
― John Flanagan

“Sometimes, life threw up problems that even the wisest, most trusted mentor couldn't solve for you. It was part of the pain of growing up.”
― John Flanagan, The Siege of Macindaw

“Do what you can, Maria, instead of worrying about what you can't.”
― Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, Traitors Among Us

“Always expect something to go wrong. Believe me, if you're wrong, you're not disappointed. If you're right, you're ready for it.”
― John Flanagan, Erak's Ransom

“Give any opponent a chance to surrender, but don't take risks with him. Something can always go wrong in a duel. A snapped girth, a cut rein, a lucky blow that gets through your guard. Don't take chances.”
― John Flanagan, The Kings of Clonmel

“Stevie had no fears of the dead. The living, however, sometimes gave her the creeps.”
― Maureen Johnson, Truly Devious

“Death had come to Ellingham again. Death loved this place. But if Stevie was going to cope with being here, cope with the job she wanted to do, she had to look death in the eye. She could not be afraid, or cry whenever she saw a sad memento. She had to be tough. That's what death deserved.”
― Maureen Johnson, Truly, Devious

“You can't really feel safe in this world, is what I was learning. Protection is flimsy. The people who are supposed to shield you from danger might not.”
― Claire Swinarski, What Happened to Rachel Riley?

“You can't depend on people to not do bad. You can only depend on yourself to do good. You have to rely on your own self.”
― Claire Swinarski, What Happened to Rachel Riley?

“I know you wish the world were a fair place, Anna. But sometimes, it just doesn't work that way. Sometimes, fairness has to be demanded instead of waited for.”
― Claire Swinarski, What Happened to Rachel Riley?

“That's what grief is. It seems like a dark hole you fall into, and you feel alone in there. It's hard to see the others around you.”
― Erin Hunter, Ivypool’s Heart

“A lie is a mischievous thing with a life on its own, and no matter how hard you keep it hidden, it will surface on your face, or through your hands, or in the way you shift from one leg to another.”
― Beth Lincoln, A Dictionary of Scoundrels

“A funeral is supposed to be a way to say goodbye. You look inside yourself and find a place to put your grief, not somewhere hidden, not the top shelf or back of a cupboard, but maybe by a window, where it can catch the light.”
― Beth Lincoln, A Dictionary of Scoundrels

“Understanding is the first step to acceptance, ad only with acceptance can there be recovery.”
― J K Rowling

“Because education is strength; it is a power. If you want to control a people, then you keep them from learning.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, Uprising

“I'm not happy about any part of the war. But I look for something good whenever I can, and I try to be good person.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, Uprising

“That we all live in this great symphony, each of us an instrument that we play for the world. If we lose one, the song is never quite what it was meant to be.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, Uprising

“The size of the mistake doesn't matter. It's what you choose to do with the mistake. If you stop here, reliving that mistake for the rest of your life, then that grenade might as well have gotten you too.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, Uprising

“That song wasn't a battle, and nothing had been gained from my playing. If anything, it had been a foolish thing to do, but I hardly cared. That had been my victory.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, Uprising

“The truth is that we are losing to the Nazis. Our victories are measured in teaspoons, and theirs come by the gallon. We will not win, so all that remains is how much damage we can do before we lose. I'll do everything I can to survive another day, but all I really want is for Nazis to regret ever setting foot in Poland.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, Uprising

“Speed, unity, confidence, endurance, creativity, strength, and smarts spell SUCCESS!”
― Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum

“Perfection is boring. Flaws are interesting.”
― Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum

“Family is everything, Melody. Never forget that. I've been away for too long. Far too long. I truly don't know how I stayed away... from everyone-no, the world-for all these years.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Out of My Dreams

“I truly understand the power of hope, the power of ideas, but most of all, the power of our dreams.”
― Sharon M. Draper, Out of My Dreams