Isabella Davidson > Isabella's Quotes

“Fiction has the incredible power to put readers into the lives and minds of characters whose backgrounds and natures are nothing like theirs, and create an empathy and understanding that readers can take into the real world.”
― Cheryl B. Klein, The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults

“Words have not just the astonishing capacity to banish boredom and create wonders. They also enable contact with the lives of others and with story worlds, arousing endless curiosity about ourselves and the places we inhabit.”
― Maria Tatar, Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood

“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”
― Bob Marley

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard

“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”
― Alice Walker

“Cutting people out of your life is easy, keeping them in is hard.”
― Walter Dean Myers, Slam!

“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa