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“Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself

“The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know. Still, the struggle itself is worthwhile. Knowledge is the root of power, after all.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself

“Those with the least always lose the most in war.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged

“Those who take lightly promises they make to those they love are people who find little lasting satisfaction in life. This is not an easy time in which to live. That does not mean that it has to be a difficult time to love, but it does mean that you will find unusual stresses upon your lives and your relationship.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

“Elend: I kind of lost track of time…
Breeze: For two hours?
Elend: There were books involved.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

“I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

“If they don't like you for being yourself, be yourself even more.”
― Taylor Swift

“You can't be so frightened of what might happen that you are unwilling to act.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Steelheart

“They looked so dangerous, like alligators. Really fast alligators wearing black. Ninja alligators. I decided not to use that one on Megan.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Steelheart

“truth didn’t mean anything without someone to share it with; you could shout truth into the air forever, and spend your life doing it, if someone didn’t come and listen.”
― Naomi Novik, Uprooted

“The Dragon hissed under his breath with annoyance: how dare a chimaera inconvenience him, coming out of season.”
― Naomi Novik, Uprooted

“Souls and thrones are irreconcilable.”
― Kiersten White, And I Darken

“Her spine was steel. Her heart was armor. Her eyes were fire.”
― Kiersten White, And I Darken

“As the baby latched on with surprising fierceness, the nurse offered her own prayer.
Let her be strong.
Let her be sly.
And let her be ugly.”
― Kiersten White, And I Darken

“The price of living seems to always be death."
Tohin stood, joints popping audibly. "And that is why you become a dealer of death. You feed death as many people as you can to keep it full and content so its eye stays off you.”
― Kiersten White, And I Darken

“Whatever you've heard about Caraval, it doesn't compare to the reality. It's more than just a game or performance. It's the closest you'll ever find yourself magic in this world.”
― stephanie garber, Caraval

“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“The best lies about me are the ones I told.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“Every woman is the architect of her own fortune.”
― Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist

“Growing older does not seem to make you more certain, Nella thinks. It simply presents you with more reasons for doubt.”
― Jessie Burton, The Miniaturist

“Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them. And it's much cheaper to buy somebody a book than it is to buy them the whole world!”
― Neil Gaiman

“Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.”
― George R. R. Martin

“When everyone knows you’re a monster, you needn’t waste time doing every monstrous thing.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Her cerulean eyes widened.
"You dream about me?"
His gaze snapped back to hers.
"Nightmares only”
― Morgan Rhodes, Gathering Darkness

“So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein—more, far more, will I achieve; treading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation.”
― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“If one can't be trusted in love, one can't be trusted in anything. Some things can't be forgiven.”
― Mary E. Pearson, The Kiss of Deception

“This is not magic. This is the way the world is, only very few people take the time to stop and note it.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

“When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool you end up looking like a moron instead.”
― Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice