Danniella Duff > Danniella's Quotes

“Life is for the living.
Death is for the dead.
Let life be like music.
And death a note unsaid.”
― Langston Hughes, The Collected Poems

“To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality.”
― John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

“Sometimes love means letting go when you want to hold on tighter.”
― Melissa Marr, Ink Exchange

“One of the things that makes me who I am is the loyalty I have to people I hold close to my heart.”
― Simone Elkeles, Perfect Chemistry

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

“It is possible to be in love with you just because of who you are.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Shiver

“Keep in mind that people change, but the past doesn't.”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind. Nor hath love's mind of any judgment taste; Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste: And therefore is love said to be a child, Because in choice he is so oft beguil'd.”
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

“Hating requires caring. In which case, I couldn't possibly hate you.”
― Alyson Noel, Blue Moon

“You never know what you have till you've lost it.”
― Alyson Noel, Evermore

“The fact is, the heart and mind aren't always friendly.

And in my case, they're barely speaking.”
― Alyson Noel, Blue Moon

“Though I have to admit, I had a good laugh when I realized you thought I was a bloodsucker." He smiles.

"Oh, well excuse me. I mean since there are immortals running around, I figure we may as well bring on the faeries, wizards, werewolves, and—" I shake my head. "I mean jeez, you talk about all this like it's normal!”
― Alyson Noel, Evermore

“Our past may shape us, but it doesn't define who we become.”
― Alyson Noel, Dark Flame

“Because that was some mega tense awkwardness, a real 'Hello my name is Ever and I'll be your next stalker' kind of moment...”
― Alyson Noel, Evermore

“I can’t really act the way I want to act, or say what I want to say all the time. And a lot of times, I cover that up with a smile.”
― Hilary Duff

“People are going to say what they want to say and think what they want to think, and I can't change their minds.”
― Hilary Duff

“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.”
― Hilary Duff

“What I mean by an educated taste is someone who has the same tastes that I have.”
― Edward Albee

“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.”
― Maxim Gorky, The Lower Depths and Other Plays