Rebecca > Rebecca's Quotes

“I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

“Someone once told me that the effort is what makes it worth it—like mining for jewels. If they were out in the open, they wouldn’t be so precious.”
He’s repeating my words about my favorite books, but he’s saying them about me. It makes me feel, for the first time ever, that my protective shell isn’t a character flaw; maybe I’m not too difficult to get to know. Maybe I’ve just been waiting for someone who’s willing to put in the work.”
― Ali Brady, Battle of the Bookstores

“Why do you keep making yourself the villain in your own narrative?”
― Lynette Noni, The Blood Traitor

“Sometimes the people who act like they don’t care are really the ones who care the most. They feel so much that it overwhelms them, and to keep from falling apart, they hide behind easy smiles and quick laughter, acting like nothing matters. It’s a defense mechanism, a way to protect themselves from the world. A way to keep from getting hurt.”
― Lynette Noni, The Gilded Cage

“I’m only asking you this because I know you are morally corrupt and have no ethical standards,” began Granger. “I would ask no other Auror what I am about to ask you.”
“Strong preface,” said Draco. “I am flattered. Continue.”
“How do you feel about thievery?”
“In favour,” said Draco.”
― isthisselfcare, Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love

“And what did you need?” he asks.
How have I never asked myself that question? No one else has either.”
― Sarah Adams, Beg, Borrow, or Steal

“Granger, if you were sitting in a tree that was on fire, and someone handed you a book, I’m afraid you’d perish.”
― PacificRimbaud, Love and Other Historical Accidents

“Hate isn’t the most dangerous thing, he’d said. Indifference is.”
― Lauren Oliver, Delirium

“The most dangerous sicknesses are those that make us believe we are well”
― Lauren Oliver, Delirium

“The past is nothing but a weight. It will build inside of you like a stone.”
― Lauren Oliver, Delirium

“Find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go.”
― Lauren Oliver, Delirium

“Man, you weigh a freaking ton," he told me. "What've you been eating, rocks?"
"Why, is your head missing some?" I croaked. His mouth almost quirked in a smile, and that's when I knew how upset he'd been”
― James Patterson, The Angel Experiment

“Because what’s worse than knowing you want something, besides knowing you can never have it?”
― James Patterson, The Angel Experiment

“When are you going to trust me Max?" asked Fang.
"When I go completely bonkers," I laughed.”
― James Patterson, The Angel Experiment

“Is it important to be right or is it important to do what’s right? That’s one of the hardest lessons to learn.”
― James Patterson, The Angel Experiment

“We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Peter would probably throw a party if I stopped breathing.'

'Well,' he says, 'I would only go if there was cake.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Politeness is deception in pretty packaging.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Yes," I say. "Three of these flying birds."

I touch my collarbone, marking the path of their flight - toward my heart. One for each member of the family I left behind.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“I don't move. I wait behind my log, terrified. Over the past ten minutes, it's become such a dear friend, I consider naming it: Howard, my pet log.”
― Rick Yancey, The 5th Wave

“Have you given any thought to your wedding vows?” Kai snorted.

“Delete anything that has to do with love, respect, or joy, and I’ll sign on the dotted line.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress

“When I’m running, there’s always this split second when the pain is ripping through me and I can hardly breathe and all I see is color and blur—and in that split second, right as the pain crests, and becomes too much, and there’s a whiteness going through me, I see something to my left, a flicker of color […]—and I know then, too, that if I only turn my head he’ll be there, laughing, watching me, and holding out his arms.

I don’t ever turn my head to look, of course. But one day I will. One day I will, and he’ll be back, and everything will be okay.

And until then: I run.”
― Lauren Oliver, Pandemonium

“No history is ever unbiased.”
― Ann Aguirre, Horde

“Man cannot be freed by the same injustice that enslaved it.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

“Letting go is not forgetting. It's opening your eyes to the good that grew from the bad, the life that blooms from decay.”
― Emily Henry, A Million Junes

“Grief is an unfillable hole in your body. It should be weightless, but it's heavy. Should be cold, but it burns. Should, over time, close up, but instead it deepens.”
― Emily Henry, A Million Junes