Michelle > Michelle's Quotes

“Hombre pequeñito que jaula me das. Digo pequeñito porque no me entiendes, ni me entenderás. Tampoco te entiendo, pero mientras tanto ábreme la jaula que quiero escapar. Hombre pequeñito, te amé media hora, no me pidas más.”
― Alfonsina Storni

“All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.”
― Sophocles, Antigone

“Read, read, read. That's all I can say.”
― Carolyn Keene, The Secret of the Old Clock

“Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.”
― Kurt Vonnegut

“Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can."
Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
...
I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
― Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“There is greatness in doing something you hate for the sake of someone you love.”
― Shmuley Boteach

“Here’s to books, the cheapest vacation you can buy.”
― Charlaine Harris

“It doesn't matter. I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books.”
― Jo Walton, Among Others

“Every now and then I like to do as I'm told, just to confuse people.”
― Tamora Pierce, Melting Stones

“We are flawed creatures, all of us. Some of us think that means we should fix our flaws. But get rid of my flaws and there would be no one left.”
― Sarah Vowell, Take the Cannoli

“To survive, you must tell stories.”
― Umberto Eco, The Island of the Day Before

“You're something between a dream and a miracle.”
― Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Diary

“Whenever I don’t know whether to fight or not, I fight.”
― Emily Murphy

“I have consistently loved books that I've read when I've been sick in bed.”
― Tracy Chevalier