Minda > Minda's Quotes

“You want meaning? Well, the meanings are out there. We're just so damn good at reading them wrong.”
― David Levithan, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“I wanted to talk to someone. But who? It’s moments like this, when you need someone the most, that your world seems smallest.”
― David Levithan, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“Be careful what you're doing, because no one is ever who you want them to be.”
― David Levithan, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“There’s no such thing as ready,” she says. “There’s only willing.”
― Rachel Cohn, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

“There. I've said everything I wanted to say without actually having to use the words "please stay”
― Rachel Cohn, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

“My pride shut me up, my hurt shut me down, and together they ganged up on my hope and let her get away.”
― David Levithan, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

“Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.”
― Sarah Dessen, Someone Like You

“Love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone's bad qualities because they somehow complete you.”
― Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

“Don't think or judge, just listen.”
― Sarah Dessen, Just Listen

“There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying.”
― Sarah Dessen, Just Listen

“I am coming to terms with the fact that loving someone requires a leap of faith, and that a soft landing is never guaranteed.”
― Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

“We tried to be all of the things ... we are not.”
― Andrea Portes, Anatomy of a Misfit

“Sometimes I wonder if my heart is like a black hole--it's so dense that there's no room for light, but that doesn't mean it can't still suck me in.”
― Jasmine Warga, My Heart and Other Black Holes

“The best discoveries always happened to the people who weren't looking for them.”
― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

“Things change all the time, mostly in little ways.”
― Rachel Cohn, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“When in doubt, ingest carbs.”
― Rachel Cohn, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“Sometimes people think they know you. They know a few facts about you, and they piece you together in a way that makes sense to them. And if you don't know yourself very well, you might even believe that they are right. But the truth is, that isn't you. That isn't you at all.”
― Leila Sales, This Song Will Save Your Life

“That's the magic of books. They're never quite the same for any two people. When you read one, you automatically make it your own.”
― Janette Rallison, My Unfair Godmother