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#1

“One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

tags: books

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#2

“Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

tags: books, literature, philosphy, poetry, reading

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#3

“There's plenty of sense in nonsense sometimes, if you wish to look for it.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

tags: will-herondale

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#4

“But you are not a lady--" "Dear me, such harsh truths so early in the morning cannot be good for the digestion.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

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#5

“Goodness," Tessa said. "If you keep seeing six-fingered Nigel like this, he'll expect you to declare your intentions." Jem choked on his tea.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

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#6

“If no one in the entire world cared about you, did you exist at all?”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

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#7

“What if one of the times I Changed, when I turned back into myself, I didn't do it quite right? What if this isn't even my true face?”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

tags: spoilers

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#8

“Henry, if you set yourself on fire deliberately, I will institute divorce proceedings.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

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#9

“You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

tags: defend

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#10

“When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

tags: death, inspirational, voice

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#11

“I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

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#12

“It's easier not to say anything. Shut your trap, button your lip, can it. All that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really wants to hear what you have to say.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

tags: lie, voice

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#13

“Art without emotion its like chocolate cake without sugar. It makes you gag.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

tags: art

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#14

“It's easier to floss with barbed wire than admit you like someone in middle school.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

tags: adolescence, awkwardness, emotion, school

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#15

“Gym should be illegal. It's humiliating.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

tags: childhood, gym, humiliation, humor, p-e, physical-education

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#16

“I wonder how long it would take for anyone to notice if I just stopped talking.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

tags: voice

669 likes

#17

“I just want to sleep. A coma would be nice. Or amnesia. Anything, just to get rid of this, these thoughts, whispers in my mind. Did he rape my head, too?”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

tags: depression, rape

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#18

“I am getting better at smiling when people expect it.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

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#19

“If I ever form a clan, we'll be the anti-cheerleaders and walk under the bleacher forming mild acts of mayhem.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

tags: anarchy, humor

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#20

“Sometimes I think high school is one long hazy activity: if you are tough enough to survive this, they'll let you become an adult. I hope it's worth it.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

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#21

“My face becomes a Picasso sketch, my body slicing into pieces.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

tags: etc

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#22

“So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

tags: charlie, favourite-books, inspirational, sad, soul-searching, wallflower

22985 likes

#23

“Maybe it's sad that these are now memories. And maybe it's not sad. And maybe it's just the fact that we loved Aunt Helen, especially me, and this was the time we could spend with her.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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#24

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

tags: love

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#25

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

tags: infinity

17548 likes

#26

“Maybe these are my glory days, and I'm not even realizing it”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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#27

“I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

tags: moi

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#28