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#1

“Books are always obviously having conversations with other books, and some times they're amiable and sometimes not.”
― China Miéville, The City & the City

tags: books, ideas, stories

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#2

“I'm always happy," Sasha said. "Sometimes I just forget.”
― Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad

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#3

“A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

tags: books, fire, star, universe

4493 likes

#4

“I loved you, so I drew these tides of men into my hands/and wrote my will across the sky in stars”
― T.E. Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph

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#5

“I had the epiphany that laughter was light, and light was laughter, and that this was the secret of the universe.”
― Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch

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#6

“One must dare to be happy. ”
― Gertrude Stein

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#7

“Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure—they can be turned into wisdom.”
― Cat Cora

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#8

“Cock is just another word for 'fool.' But you call someone a cunt, well..." The girl smiled. "You're implying a sense of malice there. An intent. Malevolent and self-aware. Don't think I name Consul Scaeva a cunt to gift him insult. Cunts have brains, Don Tric. Cunts have teeth. Someone calls you a cunt, you take it as a compliment. As a sign that folks believe you're not to be lightly fucked with.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

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#9

“I appear to have misplaced the fucks I give for what you think.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

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#10

“Beauty you're born with, but brains you earn.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

tags: beauty, brains

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#11

“Soft hearts make the universe worth living in.”
― Veronica Roth, Carve the Mark

tags: boy, cute, girl, heart, love, universe

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#12

“You want to see people as extremes. Bad or good, trustworthy or not. I understand. It's easier that way. But that isn't how people work.”
― Veronica Roth, Carve the Mark

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#13

“I may be in pain, but I am not weak.”
― Veronica Roth, Carve the Mark

tags: pain, strong, strong-female-characters, strong-heroine, strong-women

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#14

“Yeah, well, we're all afraid." I sighed. "The angry more than most, I think.”
― Veronica Roth, Carve the Mark

tags: anger, cyra, fear, veronica-roth

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#15

“Power is essentially amoral and one of the most important skills to acquire is the ability to see circumstances rather than good or evil.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

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#16

“If deception is the most potent weapon in your arsenal, then patience in all things is your crucial shield.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

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#17

“Never discriminate as to whom you study and whom you trust. Never trust anyone completely and study everyone, including friends and loved ones.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

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#17

“Death was not prejudiced by mortal things such as station or gender. It came for kings and queens and prostitutes alike, often leaving the living with regrets.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Stalking Jack the Ripper

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#18

“Thomas smiled at my eye roll, puffing his chest up and standing with one foot proudly resting on a chair as if posing for a portrait. “I don’t blame you, I am rather attractive. The tall, dark hero of your dreams, swooping in to save you with my vast intellect. You should accept my hand at once.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Stalking Jack the Ripper

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#19

“By no means. There is great power in stories.”
― Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree

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#20

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

tags: books, literature, philosphy, poetry, reading

15847 likes

#21

“Life is a book and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

tags: chapter-24, life, will-herondale

8976 likes

#22

“The books we love, they love us back. And just as we mark our places in the pages, those pages leave their marks on us. I can see it in you, sure as I see it in me. You're a daughter of the words. A girl with a story to tell.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

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#23

“The brighter the light, the deeper the shadow.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

tags: light, mercurio, shadow

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#24

“You'll be a rumor. A whisper. The thought that wakes the bastards of this world sweating in the nevernight. The last thing you will ever be, girl, is someone's hero.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

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#25

“Your mind will serve you better than any trinket under the suns...It is a weapon...and like any weapon, you need practice to be any good at wielding it.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

tags: brain, intelligent, mind, smart, weapon

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#26

“Sometimes weakness is a weapon. If you're smart enough to use it.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

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#27

“A former exile who dabbles in alchemy and spent weeks in the employ of pirates. Yes, that sounds like someone they would want to mold the minds of the next generation.”
― Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree

tags: niclays-roos, the-priory-of-the-orange-tree

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#28

“You are a servant of the Nameless One.

Oh, nothing as exciting as that, Lady Tané. Just a lonely old man, trying to get off this island so I can die in my own country.”
― Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree

tags: niclays-roos, tané, the-priory-of-the-orange-tree

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#29

“I've come for you, Gerswhen Tormane. To restore the life you have stolen. - The Paragon”
― Mindee Arnett, Shadow & Flame

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