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“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“What a slut time is. She screws everybody.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“What's that?"
"The laundry basket?"
"No, next to it."
"I don't see anything next to it."
"It's my last shred of dignity. It's very small.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.”
― C.S. Lewis

“Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all right for himself.”
― John Green

“When I was your age, television was called books.”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

“Just because you're beautiful and perfect, it's made you conceited.”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
― Terry Pratchett, Diggers

“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
― Terry Pratchett, Jingo

“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”
― Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

“Because reading is one of the joys of life, and once you begin, you can't stop, and you've got so many stories to look forward to.”
― Benedict Cumberbatch

“I don’t know if you’ve ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for a thousand years. Or just not exist. Or just not be aware that you do exist. Or something like that. I think wanting that is very morbid, but I want it when I get like this. That’s why I’m trying not to think. I just want it all to stop spinning.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“William Shakespeare: 'Close up this din of hateful decay, decomposition of your witches' plot! You thieve my brains, consider me your toy, my doting doctor tells me I am not!'
Lilith: No! Words of power!
William Shakespeare: 'Foul Carrionite specters, cease your show, between the points... '
[he looks to The Doctor for help]
The Doctor: 761390!
William Shakespeare: '761390! Banished like a tinker's cuss, I say to thee... '
[he again looks to The Doctor]
The Doctor: Uh...
[he looks to Martha]
Martha Jones: Expelliarmus!
The Doctor: Expelliarmus!
William Shakespeare: 'Expelliarmus!'
The Doctor: Good old JK!”
― Gareth Roberts

“Lilith: Oh, but your heart grows cold. A north wind blows and carries down the distant... Rose?
The Doctor: Oooh, big mistake! Because that name keeps me fighting!”
― Gareth Roberts

“Melody Malone is the owner and sole employee of the Angel Detective Agency in Manhattan. She is possibly married but lives alone usually, and is older than both her parents. Sometimes. Why not visit her website? Ah – probably because the internet hasn’t been invented yet. Sorry, Sweetie.”
― Melody Malone, The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery

“I am Melody Malone, with ice in my heart and a kiss on my lips. In the city that never sleeps and should never blink, mysteries are my business.”
― Melody Malone, The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery

“The small tent was empty, but a smell hung in the air. The smell of earth after rain.”
― Amelia Williams, Doctor Who: Summer Falls

“Magic?' Kate snorted. 'There's no such thing. Is there?'
'Magic?' Barnabas shrugged. 'Why not? Magic is cool.'
'But there has to be a rational explanation.'
'Oh there is,' Barnabas led her our of the cave and back to the shore. 'But a rational explanation is rather complex. We're dealing with a psycho-temporal entity manifesting through a critical mass of its sentient shell...um. Magic sounds more fun.”
― Amelia Williams, Doctor Who: Summer Falls

“Deep breaths just allow me to shout louder.”
― Amelia Williams, Doctor Who: Summer Falls

“And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“If anyone ever tells you that violence won't make you feel better, they're lying.”
― Hajime Kanzaka, The Sorcerer of Atlas

“You know what I think of a guy who wags a finger at me and makes a tut-tut-tut noise? I think he's begging to lose a finger.”
― Hajime Kanzaka, The Sorcerer of Atlas

“When I look at my room, I see a girl who loves books.”
― John Green, Looking for Alaska

“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”
― John Green, An Abundance of Katherines

“Hay peores cárceles que las palabras.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”
― Stephen King