Laura Winter > Laura's Quotes

“Forget Queen Bitch. I was going to be Queen of Awkward Silences.”
― Laura Winter, Soul Forgotten

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
― Ernest Hemingway

“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
― W. Somerset Maugham

“Which of us has not felt that the character we are reading in the printed page is more real than the person standing beside us?”
― Cornelia Funke

“Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them.”
― Robert Wright, Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“I have a little theory that I'd like to air here, if I may. What is it that you think makes you magicians?" More silence. Fogg was well into rhetorical-question territory now anyway. He spoke more softly. "Is it because you are intelligent? Is it because you are brave and good? Is is because you're special?

Maybe. Who knows. But I'll tell you something: I think you're magicians because you're unhappy. A magician is strong because he feels pain. He feels the difference between what the world is and what he would make of it. Or what did you think that stuff in your chest was? A magician is strong because he hurts more than others. His wound is his strength.

Most people carry that pain around inside them their whole lives, until they kill the pain by other means, or until it kills them. But you, my friends, you found another way: a way to use the pain. To burn it as fuel, for light and warmth. You have learned to break the world that has tried to break you.”
― Lev Grossman, The Magicians

“Most days, Brela woke up and chose violence. Today was proving to be no exception.”
― Laura Winter, The Curse of Broken Shadows

“Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.”
― Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone

“Bryce smiled sweetly at Cormac. “I get that you want to play Broody Prince, but don’t ever fucking interrupt me again.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Sky and Breath

“So, you've met the potioneer?" Lily asked. "What's he like? Paint a picture so I can imagine myself punching him.”
― R.K. Ashwick, A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit

“Valenz, the very idea of a networking night offends him.”
― R.K. Ashwick, A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit

“Her name is Tom?" he continued.

Eli closed his mouth. "Her name is traitor," he muttered.”
― R.K. Ashwick, A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit

“Eli determined that Ambrose should have scientific breakthroughs more often.”
― R.K. Ashwick, A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit

“Eli spun until he was upside down. "Ambrose, only you can say something so boring when you're floating with purple dragon wings.”
― R.K. Ashwick, A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit

“Excuse me." Ambrose grinned and tugged on his shoe. "Could you not perish in there? That's going to be very inconvenient for me."

"I'm your rival. I'm inconvenient even in death.”
― R.K. Ashwick, A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit

“A blush brightened the gold shimmer on Ambrose's cheek. Eli immediately made a resolution to compliment him more often.”
― R.K. Ashwick, A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit

“Ames, will you please keep an eye on this man?"

Ambrose slid off the counter and opened the door for them. Eli passed him with a wink, and he bit down a smile. "If I must.”
― R.K. Ashwick, A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit

“I will have the minimum amount of fun.”
― R.K. Ashwick, A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit

“He wore the same maroon jacket from the other day, the one with the gold embroidery and thoroughly distracting fit. And it proved no less distracting now--Ambrose almost missed the counter entirely when setting down the flowers.”
― R.K. Ashwick, A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit