Jess > Jess's Quotes

“At times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe that there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough. and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey.”
― Lemony Snicket

“Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you've never been to, perhaps more homesick than for familiar ground.”
― Judith Thurman

“To live will be an awfully big adventure.”
― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

“What are men to rocks and mountains?”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged; but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“The written word isn't necessarily a chore but can be a window into new worlds”
― Wes Moore - Bestselling author of The Other Wes Moore

“If your goal in life is to become fearless, then I believe you’re already on the wrong path, because the only truly fearless people I’ve ever met were straight-up sociopaths and a few exceptionally reckless three-year-olds—and those aren’t good role models for anyone.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“I wonder if some part of me knew what was waiting for me. That I would never be a gentle grower of things, or someone who burned like fire - but that I would be quiet and enduring and as faceted as the night. That I would have beauty, for those who knew where to look, and if people didn't bother to look, but only to fear it... Then I didn't particularly care for them, anyway. I wonder if, even in my despair and hopelessness, I was never truly alone. I wonder if I was looking for this place - looking for you all.”
― Sarah J. Maas

“No woman should be made to fear that she was not enough.”
― Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree

“The wisest are seldom appreciated in their time.”
― Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
― Charles W. Eliot

“It is a great responsibility, to be trusted with another’s heart.”
― Claire Legrand, Kingsbane