Every accepted public quote

“It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.”

“Wow. When he started looking back on the war with Kronos as the good old days--that was sad.”

“There's plenty of sense in nonsense sometimes, if you wish to look for it.”

“I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”

“Death is just life's next big adventure.”

“But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.”

“Legends need not concern themselves with something as small as happiness”

“'Harry Potter' opened so many doors for young adult literature. It really did convince the publishing industry that writing for children was a viable enterprise. And it also convinced a lot...”

“Siblings that say they never fight are most definitely hiding something”

““Greed is your god, Kaz." He almost laughed at that. "No, Inej. Greed bows to me. It is my servant and my lever.””

“A good book and a smooth road are similar: you’d always love to pass through them over and over again. ~Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu”

“Nice things don’t happen in storybooks,” Taryn says. “Or when they do happen, something bad happens next. Because otherwise the story would be boring, and no one would read it.”

“Problems are like large buildings which have ENTRANCE AND EXIT doors. If there’s a way into them, there must be a way out of them. ~Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu”

“Respect is one thing both the rich and the poor must work real hard to possess, since it’s not bought but earned. ~Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu”

“What makes you a star is not how you shine on your own, but how you shine on people’s lives. ~Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu”

“I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you MUST write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won’t let you go. It’s not enough to write simply because you t...”

“The main thing about ghosts – most of them have lost their voices. In Asphodel, millions of them wander around aimlessly, trying to remember who they were. You know why they end up like that...”

“So,’ Nico said, ‘since we’re going to be spending at least a year seeing each other at camp, I think I should clear the air.’ Percy’s smile wavered. ‘What do you mean?”

“Why did adults have to be so thick? They always say “tell the truth,” and when you do, they don’t believe you. What’s the point?”

“that you humans are more than the sum of your history. You can choose how much of your ancestry to embrace. You can overcome the expectations of your family and your society. What you cannot...”

“Hmm…” Jason snapped his fingers. “I can call a friend for a ride.” Percy raised his eyebrows. “Oh, yeah? Me too. Let's see whose friend gets here first.”

“Once the others were below, Hazel and Leo faced each other awkwardly. They were alone except for Coach Hedge, who was back on the quarterdeck singing the Pokémon theme song. The coach had ch...”

“No,’ Nico said. ‘Getting a second life is one thing. Making it a better life, that’s the trick.’ As soon as he said it, Nico realized he could’ve been talking about himself. He decided not t...”

“Chiron had said once that nations were the most foolish of mortal inventions. “No man is worth more than another, wherever he is from.” “But what if he is your friend?” Achilles had asked hi...”

“Don’t worry if people think you’re crazy. You are crazy. You have that kind of intoxicating insanity that lets other people dream outside of the lines and become who they’re destined to be.”

“If I die, I will wait for you, do you understand? No matter how long. I will watch from beyond to make sure you live every year you have to its fullest, and then we’ll have so much to talk a...”

“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My t...”

“What else? She is so beautiful. You don’t get tired of looking at her. You never worry if she is smarter than you: You know she is. She is funny without ever being mean. I love her. I am so...”

“Don't Just Don't just learn, experience. Don't just read, absorb. Don't just change, transform. Don't just relate, advocate. Don't just promise, prove. Don't just criticize, encourage. Don't...”

“But it is the nature of stars to cross, and never was Shakespeare more wrong than when he has Cassius note, ‘The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars / But in ourselves.”

“Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.”

“It always shocked me when I realized that I wasn’t the only person in the world who thought and felt such strange and awful things.”

“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are t...”

“Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.”

“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”

“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”

“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.”

“I have a great deal of sympathy for reluctant readers because I was one. I would do anything to avoid reading. In my case, it wasn't until I was 13 and discovered the 'Lord of the Rings' tha...”

“How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How mu...”

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

“The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.”

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”

“A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what's going on.”

“For Beatrice, when we first met, I was lonely, and you were pretty. Now I am pretty lonely.”

“Women don't want to be seduced. They want to be seen and listened to. You can't do either of those things if you're thinking up strategies on how to win her over.”

“What's meant to be will always find a way”

“How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment, we can start now, start slowly changing the world!”

“I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.”