Liz > Liz's Quotes

“Have you fallen in love with the wrong person yet?'
Jace said, "Unfortunately, Lady of the Haven, my one true love remains myself."
..."At least," she said, "you don't have to worry about rejection, Jace Wayland."
"Not necessarily. I turn myself down occasionally, just to keep it interesting.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones

“The woman wears a floral print blouse with lots of leaves and pink flowers. Risa would like to attack her with a weed whacker.”
― Neal Shusterman, Unwind

“Fire is catching! And if we burn, you burn with us!”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

“Who cares about pretty? I'm going for noticeable.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“He pivoted, gaze following me as I crossed to the shower and turned on the cold water, so it would drown out our conversation without steaming up the room.
Great," he muttered."Now they're going to think we're showering together. Maybe we can just tell them we were washing off the crawl space dirt and trying to conserve water.”
― Kelley Armstrong, The Summoning

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the decision that something is more important than fear.”
― Lisa Tawn Bergren, Waterfall

“I am here for a reason. This is no haphazard mistake. What good can I do with what I have?”
― Lisa Tawn Bergren, Waterfall

“Takes a lot of tries before you hit perfection." He paused to reconsider that. "Well, except for my parents. They got it on the first try." (Adrian)”
― Richelle Mead, Bloodlines

“I only know now that the scientists are wrong.

The world is flat.

I know because I was tossed right off the edge and I've been trying to hold on for 17 years. I've been trying to climb back up for 17 years but it's nearly impossible to beat gravity when no one is willing to give you a hand.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

“Aw, you trust me?"
"As long as I have a clear shot." I tighten my hold on the gun in my hand.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

“There is nothing in this life that can destroy you but yourself. Bad things happen to everyone, but when they do, you can't just fall apart and die. You have to fight back. If you don't, you're the one who loses in the end. But if you do keep going and fight back, you win.”
― Alexandra Monir, Timeless

“Oh, bleep.”
― Kiersten White, Paranormalcy

“Don't think or judge, just listen.”
― Sarah Dessen, Just Listen

“It's a lot easier to be lost than found. It's the reason we're always searching and rarely discovered--so many locks not enough keys.”
― Sarah Dessen, Lock and Key

“Everyone has their weak spot. The one thing that, despite your best efforts, will always bring you to your knees, regardless of how strong you are otherwise.”
― Sarah Dessen, Lock and Key

“Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.”
― Sarah Dessen

“I like flaws. I think they make things interesting.”
― Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever

“Shoulda, coulda, woulda. It's so easy in the past tense. ”
― Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever

“You can't make any one person your world. The trick is to take what each can give you and build a world from it.”
― Sarah Dessen

“Okay. I’m ready to move onto something else, like practicing with knives or defense against the dark arts. Cool things.”
“Did you just quote Harry Potter?”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Half-Blood

“I know you aren't perfect. But it's a person's imperfections that make them perfect for someone else.”
― Stephanie Perkins, Lola and the Boy Next Door

“Just because something isn't practical doesn't mean it's not worth creating. Sometimes beauty and real-life magic are enough.”
― Stephanie Perkins, Lola and the Boy Next Door

“Sometimes a mistake isn't a what. It's a who.”
― Stephanie Perkins, Lola and the Boy Next Door

“There are some people in life that you can't get over.”
― Stephanie Perkins, Lola and the Boy Next Door

“Everyone makes mistakes. The important thing is to not make the same mistake twice.”
― Stephanie Perkins, Lola and the Boy Next Door

“It's easy to talk about things we hate, but sometimes it's hard to explain exactly why we like something.”
― Stephanie Perkins, Lola and the Boy Next Door

“Life isn’t about what you get, it’s about what you DO with what you get.”
― Stephanie Perkins, Lola and the Boy Next Door

“So? What are you going to do about it? Throw your mashed potatoes at me? I'm consumed by terror.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Half-Blood

“There are moments in which all of us need to have a backbone and feel that we have the right to say no to adults if we believe they are doing the wrong thing. You must find your voice and not be afraid to speak up.”
― Jaycee Dugard, A Stolen Life