Must Read Quotes

“Because you live to love and love to live/ And because of what your heardrum will give/ Now we might love to live and live to love.”
― Janet Goodfriend, For the Love of Art

“The point is, Jenna, no one is normal or perfect like that house you see across the street. Everyone suffers from their own struggles, whether they’re big or small.”
― E.L. Montes, Perfectly Damaged

“Special Logan Kiss...
Yeah, but you didn't know that I'd recited how i felt for you right then, in that moment, in my mins. The words flowed silently, so easily. There's no mistaking them. When I gave you those kisses, I was telling myself and you....
He peck my nose "I..."
He kisses my forehead "..LOVE.."
My heart swells as
He presses his lips to my chin, then he whispers " YOU...”
― E.L. Montes, Perfectly Damaged

“Life, Jersey Girl, sometimes pauses. It stops. Sometimes we don’t even realize how everything around us is moving so quickly while we’re standing in the middle of it, allowing it to pass us by. Most of us, if not all, just lose the why. Some of us never figure it out to begin with. We lose sight of the purpose that wakes us up every morning and pushes our day forward. We lose a sense of hope and the feeling of life in general. We view life as more of a test, one that’s trying to beat us down every day.”
― E.L. Montes, Perfectly Damaged

“We fiction writers have a responsibility when creating a character; he or she must sit beside us as we read the story. If she isn’t, we haven’t done our job. Therefore, writing Dr. T’s character forced a plunge into places I had no interest in going. A person like Adam Turner would not have come into this beautiful world looking for a kid to control, manipulate, or wreck. There had to be a reason- that created massive psychic wounds.”
― Lin Wilder

“he buired his face in his hands and did not speak. i held him and whispered all the bits of broken comfort i could find.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“Grief was the counterpoint of love. The more a person loves something, the more painful sorrow became when that something disappeared. She loved Nash with every ounce of her being, so when he went away he took her entire soul with him." ~Lydia Michaels WAKE MY HEART (Jasper Falls 1)”
― Lydia Michaels, Wake My Heart

“It’s culture that obliges people to realise some possibilities while forbidding others.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“I can’t think when Brad looks at me like that.
Like I’m everything.
Like he can’t get enough.
Then he goes and kisses me like he can’t stand not touching me for a single second.”
― Kaye Rockwell, Glad You Exist

“I’m not going to push for more than you’re ready for. Right now, just take the time to figure things out. Hopefully you can start to see me not just as your friend but as the guy who is hopelessly in love with you.”
― Kaye Rockwell, Glad You Exist

“The strange and foreign is not interesting—only the deeply personal and familiar.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

“Yesterday is history,
Today is victory
Improve the present because tomorrow is still a mystery.”
― Adwika Vishal Jaiswal

“You probably have noticed that I mention jobs more often. I guess that is because part of being happy and satisfied in your life is to have a job that you like/love to do and provides you and your family with most of your needs in addition to some of your wants. Whether you have a college degree or higher or you do not have any at all, you are at a certain point in life need to have a job.”
― Isaac Nash, The Herok

“All kinds of feelings go on arising and passing
– joy, anger, boredom, lust – but once you stop craving
particular feelings, you can just accept them for what they are”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“Modern science flourished in and thanks to European empires.”
― Yuval Noah Harari

“I Let Out the Breath I Didn’t Know I was Holding”
― Claire Fortunata , I Let Out the Breath I Didn’t Know I Was Holding: A Twisted Psychological Thriller

“Sweet would be the last adjective I’d use to describe him. Arrogant. Despicable. Passive-aggressive. But no, sweet didn’t even cross my mind.”
― Emmanuelle Snow, Cast Away

“True assertiveness isn’t about speaking the loudest—it’s about standing firmly in your truth, even when the world whispers doubt. Navigate your life with nerve, and you’ll never be overlooked again.”
― Linton J. Khor, Navigating with Nerve: Assertive Strategies for Life

“Assertiveness is the quiet power that transforms hesitation into action. When you navigate with nerve, you don’t just speak up—you redefine how the world listens.”
― Linton J. Khor, Navigating with Nerve: Assertive Strategies for Life

“What is the lesser of two evils? Bad or worse?”
― Ryan Null, The Flare Chronicles: Into The Blaze

“⭐⭐⭐⭐½ "An evocative, gorgeously written epic."
"Neil Sammons delivers a vivid tale of exile, romance, and redemption set against the brutal beauty of 1830s southern Africa. The prose is lyrical without being indulgent, the historical backdrop impeccably researched, and the characters complex and human. A few pacing issues aside, this is a powerful debut." – The Historical Novel Review”
― The Historical Novel Review

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. —Goethe”
― Kathleen Somers, Barely Visible: Mothering a Son Through His Misunderstood Autism

“I remember walking away from that moment thinking, I never want my fear to stop someone else’s God encounter.”
― Elliana Olivia, Upon Them All: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Purpose: True Stories to Ignite Your Faith.

“Every historian eventually becomes history.”
― Naiyem Chowdhury Rony, The Gallery of Shadows

“The hum wasn’t loud.
It didn’t need to be.
It lived inside your bones.”
― Naiyem Chowdhury Rony, The House on Ashwood Lane

“Justice or exposure. You can’t have both.”
― Naiyem Chowdhury Rony, Behind Her Eyes

“Every mask hides a memory. Every memory hides a crime.”
― Naiyem Chowdhury Rony, The Mask Collector

“Stop developing the past.
You’ll only find the pieces you left behind.”
― Naiyem Chowdhury Rony, The Man in the Photograph

“Her silence wasn’t weakness.
It was strategy.”
― Naiyem Chowdhury Rony, What She Knew

“Every move mattered.
One misstep could cost her everything.”
― Naiyem Chowdhury Rony, The Widow’s Game