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“Only the dead have seen the end of war.”
― Plato

“It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.”
― Voltaire, The Age of Louis XIV

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

“Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.”
― Albert Einstein

“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
― Mark Twain

“God created war so that Americans would learn geography.”
― Mark Twain

“Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”
― Mark Twain

“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.”
― Albert Einstein

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
― Mark Twain

“I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.”
― Mark Twain

“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. ”
― Mark Twain

“′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
― Mark Twain

“Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.”
― Mark Twain

“You're the first Shadowhunter I've ever met."
“That’s too bad,” said Jace, “since all the others you meet from now on will be a terrible letdown.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Fallen Angels

“Medium clever,” Simon acknowledged. “Like a cross between George Clooney in Ocean’s Eleven and those MythBusters guys, but, you know, better-looking.”
“I’m always so glad I have no idea what you’re vacantly chattering about,” said Jace. “It fills me with a sense of peace and well-being.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Fallen Angels

“What’s wrong with the pie?”

“It’s good. I’m just not hungry.” I hadn’t been hungry since leaving the shop the previous evening. Along with my good sense, heart, balls, and man card, Shelly Sullivan had stolen my appetite.”
― Penny Reid, Beard in Mind

“No, I'm just a very naughty boy. I do all sorts of bad things. I kick kittens. I make rude gestures at nuns.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

“Life is like a boxing match. Defeat is declared not when you fall but when you refuse to stand again.”
― Kristen Ashley, The Will

“Small-minded fools are everywhere and those with the courage to be who they are often have to suffer them.”
― Kristen Ashley, The Will

“Ethan Wyeth: I hope you're thirsty."
Gideon Wyeth:"Why?"
Ethan: "Cause your dumb and ugly, but I can do something about thirsty.”
― Orson Scott Card

“Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“Never ruin the surprises. Take 'em as they come.”
― Katie Delahanty, Believe

“I don’t think this is working out between us,” I told him. “You and I want different things. It’s not me, it’s you.”
― T.J. Klune, Tell Me It's Real

“Sometimes it takes a scar to expose the beauty. I prefer a world full of contrast. It's much more interesting.”
― Katie Delahanty, Believe

“The more I accomplish, the more I realize life isn't chunks of time meant to be suffered through to get to the end goal. There are thousands od shining moments to savor in between. The joy is in the process, the surprises that pop up along the way and throw you off course.”
― Katie Delahanty, Believe

“He winked before stepping out of the line.

My eyes drank him in as he strode to a nearby trash barrel, tossed his pancake inside and kept going. I spotted his Maserati—as always double-parked—and watched him disappear behind the wheel.

That was the second time my fake husband, who forced me to marry him, walked out on me. It was also the second time he took my heart with him.

But it was the first time I realized that I would never have it back.

He owned it, clutched it in his iron fist.

And sometimes, I knew, he squeezed too hard.”
― L.J. Shen, Sparrow

“That woman was sexy. . . . Out of your league? Son, let women figure out why they won't screw you. Don't do it for them.”
― Justin Halpern, Sh*t My Dad Says

“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
― Douglas Adams

“I never thought I’d fall in love with someone like Troy Brennan. As it turned out, love didn’t give a damn about personal preferences.”
― L.J. Shen, Sparrow

“I asked him once why he wanted to see the sun rise every morning, what it was that caused him to be out here at the crack of dawn every day.
He watched me for a moment before looking back at the horizon. “Its beauty,” he said. “It reminds me every day that there is beauty in the world. That even though it may feel like we are alone sometimes, we are never truly alone.”
― T.J. Klune, Into This River I Drown