Every accepted public quote

“I dream my painting and I paint my dream.”

“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.”

“Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.”

“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.”

“When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.”

“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living hu...”

“I could die for you. But I couldn't, and wouldn't, live for you.”

“It's easy to believe in someone else, the hard part is to believe in yourself”

“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”

“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”

“Declarations of love amuse me. Especially when unrequited.”

“I have to have music on when writing, or else the silence swallows me whole.”

“We're drowning in information and starving for knowledge.”

“I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again.”

“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more...”

“Every great love starts with a great story...”

“I do my best thinking at night when everyone else is sleeping. No interruptions. No noise. I like the feeling of being awake when no one else is.”

“I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.”

“It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.”

“But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.”

“Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.”

“Basically, I have two speeds.... Hostile or smart-aleck. Your choice.”

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”

“A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship.”

“True love is usually the most inconvenient kind.”

“There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying.”

“He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”

“I was burning through books every day - stories about people and places I'd never heard of. They were perhaps the only thing that kept me from teetering into utter despair.”

“Say 'provoking' again. Your mouth looks provocative when you do.”

“The truth is what I make it. I could set this world on fire and call it rain.”

““Instead of being afraid, I could become something to fear.” ― The Cruel Prince”

“Crows remember human faces. They remember the people who feed them, who are kind to them. And the people who wrong them too. They don’t forget. They tell each other who to look after and who...”

“Marriages fail because they are either taken too seriously or taken for granted. They should be taken rather like coffee – not too cold and not too hot. If too bitter, should be sweetened a...”

“Aware of every breath, every movement, I sat in his lap. His hands gently braced my hips as I studied his face. “And now I want you to know, Rhysand, that I love you. I want you to know … ”...”

“And,” Annabeth continued, “it reminds me how long we’ve known each other. We were twelve, Percy. Can you believe that?” “No, he admitted. “So…you knew you liked me from that moment?” She smi...”

“You will suffer, son of Hades!’ What else is new? Nico thought.”

“Have I told you how hideous you look tonight?” Cardan asks, leaning back in the elaborately carved chair, the warmth of his words turning the question into something like a compliment. “No”...”

“I love you,’ he whispered, and kissed my brow. ‘Thorns and all.”

“Have you really read all those books in your room?” Alaska laughing- “Oh God no. I’ve maybe read a third of ‘em. But I’m going to read them all. I call it my Life’s Library. Every summer sin...”

“A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.”

“I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God...”

“you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.”

“Some people say, “Never let them see you cry.” I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.”

“So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you'l...”

“Mom. I have something to tell you. I’m undead. Now, I know you may have some preconceived notions about the undead. I know you may not be comfortable with the idea of me being undead. But I’...”

“Dare to Be When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully. When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light. When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it. When s...”

“What you must understand about me is that I’m a deeply unhappy person.”

“I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you. I knew this was going to happen. So I’m not blaming you for falling in love with another woman. I’m not a...”