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“And did I pass?" The face of the old woman on my right was unreadable in the gathering dusk. On my left the younger woman said, "You don't pass or fail at being a person, dear.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

“The problem with trying hard not to think about something was that you thought about it even more.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.”
― G.K. Chesterton

“Live your life. Be happy as you can be, let go of the things that don't matter, and fight.”
― Kiera Cass, The One

“Who would you be but who you are?”
― Terry Brooks, The Black Unicorn

“You are mine, woman, and I am yours. Until you, my life was desolate. I existed, but I didn't truly live. Now I live, even in my death.”
― Gena Showalter, The Darkest Night

“Only lies offend me, never honest counsel.”
― George R.R. Martin , A Storm of Swords

“All these kings would do a deal better if they would put down their swords and listen to their mothers.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

“I want you to have big dreams, big goals. I want you to strive to achieve them. But I don't want to see you beating yourself up every time you make a mistake.”
― Kelley Armstrong, The Gathering

“He has no right to threaten my boyfriends. I'm eighteen. An adult. I don't need his help. I can threaten my boyfriends myself.”
― Richelle Mead, Spirit Bound

“Dreams, dreams. I walk them; I live them. I delude myself with them. It's a wonder I can spot reality anymore.”
― Richelle Mead, Spirit Bound

“Ah, my daughter,ʺ he said. ʺEighteen, and already youʹve been accused of murder, aided felons, and acquired a death count higher than most guardians will ever see.ʺ He paused. ʺI couldnʹt be prouder.”
― Richelle Mead, Last Sacrifice

“Perdonarnos a nosotros mismos nos proporcionará el equilibrio que tanto necesitamos, y perdonar a los demás nos liberará de la tensión y el desgaste que provoca el resentimiento.”
― María Jesús Álava Reyes, Las tres claves de la felicidad: Perdónate bien, quiérete mejor y coge las riendas de tu vida

“Las buenas personas tienden a juzgarse con excesivo rigor y les cuesta personarse a sí mismas por aquello por lo que no dudarían un segundo en perdonar a los demás.”
― María Jesús Álava Reyes, Las tres claves de la felicidad: Perdónate bien, quiérete mejor y coge las riendas de tu vida

“I hope you find someone you can't live without.I really do. And I hope you never have to know what it's like to have to try and live without them.”
― Kiera Cass, The Selection

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

“It's always the fear of looking stupid that stops you from being awesome.”
― Kiera Cass, The Selection

“No matter what happens… there will always be a string tying you to me. I’ll never not worry about you. I’ll never not care about what you do. You’ll always be something to me.”
― Kiera Cass, The One

“None of us ever know all the possible courses our lives could have and maybe should have taken. It's probably just as well. Some secrets are meant to stay secret forever. Just ask Pandora.”
― Liane Moriarty, The Husband's Secret

“It’s all about our egos. She felt she was on the edge of understanding something important. They could fall in love with fresh, new people, or they could have the courage and humility to tear off some essential layer of themselves and reveal to each other a whole new level of otherness, a level far beyond what sort of music they liked. It seemed to her everyone had too much self-protective pride to truly strip down to their souls in front of their long-term partners. It was easier to pretend there was nothing more to know, to fall into an easygoing companionship. It was almost embarrassing to be truly intimate with your spouse; how could you watch someone floss one minute, and the next minute share your deepest passion or most ridiculous, trite little fears? It was almost easier to talk about that sort of thing before you’d shared a bathroom and a bank account and argued over the packing of the dishwasher.”
― Liane Moriarty, The Husband's Secret

“What would you do if you weren't afraid?”
― Spencer Johnson, Who Moved My Cheese?

“It is easy to be heavy; hard to be light.”
― G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy

“Nobody calls me 'blondie' and keeps their kneecaps.”
― Cassandra Clare, Lady Midnight

“Life is simply too short for the wrong books, or even the right books at the wrong time.”
― Tim Parks, Stop What You're Doing and Read This!

“News that is sufficiently bad somehow carries its own guarantee of truth. Only good reports need confirmation.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, Expedition to Earth

“no debes seguir anclada al pasado y asustada por el futuro. Tienes una sola vida, pero si la vives bien, es suficiente.”
― Isabel Allende, El amante japonés

“Here's a tip, kiddo. A tip for living. This world is rough, and it's going to keep throwing things at you. Don't let them break your heart.”
― Renee Shafransky, Tips for Living

“It’s called an emotion because it’s meant to move. Just breathe and let it.”
― Renee Shafransky, Tips for Living

“Do the best you can. Give it your all. And if things don’t come out well the first time, try again.”
― Renee Shafransky, Tips for Living