Gretchen > Gretchen's Quotes

“No. I can survive well enough on my own— if given the proper reading material.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?”
― Christopher Paolini

“Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.”
― Christopher Paolini, Eragon

“Really, being a librarian is a much more dangerous job than you realize.”
― Libba Bray, Beauty Queens

“We can’t define people by their worst actions.”
― Paula Stokes, This is How it Happened

“No, I’m not choosing him or you. I’m choosing me.”
― Kiera Cass, The Selection

“Don't feel bad for one moment about doing what brings you joy.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses

“...her dearest friends are characters in books.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“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

“Rule number one: Don't fuck with librarians.”
― Neil Gaiman

“Call me a schoolmarm, but few things make me angrier than people not taking good care of library materials.”
― Tim Gunn, Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work

“I threatened him with bodily harm. He promised to bring me cake for the rest of my life.”
― Chris Cannon, Going Down in Flames

“…what the President meant in the intercepted chat. This was, uh, nothing but a routine translation problem. It has to be understood, that…It has to be understood that when the President referred to the Prime Minister of the Global Alliance as a ‘big sh*thead,’ what he was trying to convey was, uh—this is an American idiom used to praise people, by referring to the sheer fertilizing power of their thoughts. The President meant to say that the Prime Minister’s head was fertile, just full of these nutrients where ideas can grow. It really was a compliment…”
― M.T. Anderson, Feed

“Would it help if I performed an interpretive dance while I said the words?”
― Chris Cannon, Going Down in Flames

“all the teachers at this school attack their students? Or are you just a raving bitch?”
― Chris Cannon, Going Down in Flames

“Ferrin looked at her like she had two heads. “You don’t want to marry my son?” “Hell. No.” He resumed his seat. “That’s the first sensible thing I’ve heard you say.”
― Chris Cannon, Going Down in Flames

“Jaxon gave me a compliment. I was sure there’d be winged pigs up there somewhere.”
― Chris Cannon, Going Down in Flames

“Nothing relieves stress like setting things on fire.”
― Chris Cannon, Going Down in Flames

“Did her dragon nature make her more violent? She’d never fantasized death for anyone before. Then again, she’d never met someone like Ferrin.”
― Chris Cannon, Going Down in Flames

“Bryn was pretty sure Jaxon would rather do a rendition of “I’m a Little Teapot” while wearing nothing but black socks and a Viking helmet than dance with her.”
― Chris Cannon, Bridges Burned

“She was stuck. Stuck in this weird shape-shifting dragon world where she still didn’t know all the rules. And half the rules she did know were total crap.”
― Chris Cannon, Bridges Burned

“He clasped her right hand between his and stared at her like she was the most beautiful creature in the world. “There’s something about you, something special, something worth fighting for.”
― Chris Cannon, Bridges Burned

“As a general rule, books don’t sparkle at me.”
― Chris Cannon, Fanning the Flames

“Silverstream: You idiot!!! What are you doing in my territory???
Graystripe:...Drowning?
Silverstream: Can't you do that in your own territory?
Graystripe: Ah, but who would rescue me there?”
― Erin Hunter

“Power is neither good nor evil, but its user makes it so.”
― Erin Hunter

“But what if I make a mistake?' Will asked.

Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should be so lucky. You'll make dozens! I made four or five on my first day alone! Of course you'll make mistakes. Just don't make any of them twice. If you do mess things up, don't try to hide it. Don't try to rationalize it. Recognize it and admit it and learn from it. We never stop learning, none of us.”
― John Flanagan, Erak's Ransom

“Strange, he thought, how seldom people tend to look up”
― John Flanagan, The Ruins of Gorlan

“She seemed to be reading at a terrific pace, but then she was a librarian after all.”
― Taran Matharu, The Novice

“It was always wise to be polite to books, whether or not they could hear you.”
― Margaret Rogerson, Sorcery of Thorns