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“We are guardians, but also a bunch of miserable wretches that are constantly fighting against threats and madness.”
― Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, Lord of the Mysteries

“When you're just 'living to live', there's no chance for a break. Taking a break is just as urgent a need in life as anything else”
― Yuki Urushibara, Mushishi, Vol. 2

“Beauty and pain,” she said, almost to herself. “I don’t think you can separate the two.”

“Maybe pain exists to make us appreciate the beauty,”
― Emma Scott, Bring Down the Stars

“The right choice is hardly ever the easy choice.”
― Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire

“But boys will be boys, our favorite phrase that excuses so many things, while the only thing we have for the opposite gender is women, said with disdain and punctuated with an eye roll.”
― Mindy McGinnis, The Female of the Species

“Courage isn't the absence of fear. Courage is moving forward even when you're afraid.”
― Jeff Wheeler, The Queen's Poisoner

“Ready?"

"Ready when you are.”
― Kerstin Gier, Rubinrot

“What was life asking of me? How could I respond when I didn't know the answer?”
― Ruta Sepetys, Between Shades of Gray

“You're brave. You are the bravest person I know, and you are my friend. I don't care if you are imaginary"

-- Scarlett to Bod”
― Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book

“Well, if I go outside the world, the question isn't 'who will keep me safe from him?' "

"No?"

"No. It's 'who will keep him safe from me?”
― Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book

“Every weakness exposes flesh,” he'd said, “and flesh invites a knife.”
― Victoria Schwab, This Savage Song

“It was a cruel trick of the universe, thought August, that he felt human only after doing something monstrous.”
― Victoria Schwab, This Savage Song

“He could be the monster if it kept others human.”
― Victoria Schwab, This Savage Song

“People were messy. They were defined not only by what they've done, but by what they would have done, under different circumstances, molded as much by their regrets as their actions, choices they stood by and those they wished they could undo.”
― Victoria Schwab, Our Dark Duet

“The victories are sweet and soon forgotten, but the mistakes stay with you forever.”
― Steve Cavanagh, The Liar

“There never was a story that was happy through and through”
― Marcus Sedgwick, Blood Red, Snow White

“Funny thing about rumors,” Sebastian said softly. “It doesn’t matter if they’re true or false, only that people believe them.”
― Scott Thomas, Kill Creek

“I know that in order to unite two people, destiny is insufficient. Something more is necessary than destiny”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, Sword of Destiny

“When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind. - Dr Wayne W. Dyer”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“We’ve had a terrible start—it doesn’t mean we can’t have a better ending.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Heart of Betrayal

“It was worth it, Lia,” He said. “Every mile, every day. I’d do it all again. I’d chase you across three continents if that’s what it took to be with you.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Heart of Betrayal

“But you’re everything I want. Remember that. I love you, Lia. Not a title. And not because a piece of paper says I should. Because I do.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Heart of Betrayal

“Revenge begets revenge; the anger is unquenchable. We become the monsters we are trying to punish. Justice, however, brings closure, and that is what I want. It can only be achieved by remaining sober-minded and rational. And, in the end, it is not my place to punish the prince. It is the king’s, and only the king’s. All I can do is find enough evidence to make the truth undeniable.”
― June Hur, The Red Palace

“You once wished me good luck for the night, and now, I want you to have good luck for your entire life”
― Feng Yu Nie, 论救错反派的下场 Mistakenly Saving the Villain

“He could tell her he loved her. He ached to shout it out loud for the gods and everyone to hear. Little good it would do. Better to trust in the moon's promises than in the word of the Thief of Eddis. He was famous in three countries for his lies.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen of Attolia

“If I am the pawn of the gods, it is because they know me so well, not because they make my mind up for me.”
― Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen of Attolia

“I would rather love a coward than mourn a legend.”
― Alix E. Harrow, The Six Deaths of the Saint