“You’re impossible. Stop worrying about what other women do. Be your own extraordinary self.”
—Deborah Harkness, Shadow of Night
“It is our choices, Harry, that show us what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
—J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
“This is the point. This is where my life changed. What happened next turned everything I had ever known, everything I had ever believed in everything I had ever thought to be real, totally inside out.”
—D.J. MacHale, Pendragon: The Merchant of Death
“Live each day as if it’s your last’, that was the conventional advice, but really, who had the energy for that? What if it rained or you felt a bit glandy? It just wasn’t practical. Better by far to simply try and be good and courageous and bold and to make a difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you. Go out there with your passion and your electric typewriter and work hard at…something. Change lives through art maybe. Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved, if you ever get the chance.”
—David Nicholls, One Day
“When ever you look back and say “if” you know you’re in trouble. There is no such thing as “if”. The only thing that matters is what really happened.”
—D.J. MacHale, Pendragon: The Merchant of Death
“You’re gorgeous, you old hag, and if I could give you just one gift ever for the rest of your life it would be this. Confidence. It would be the gift of confidence. Either that or a scented candle.”
—David Nicholls, One Day
“Fashion may renew itself every six months, but one thing remains the same: bouncers always wear black.”
—Paulo Coelho, The Winner Stands Alone
