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“Books may not change our suffering, books may not protect us from evil, books may not tell us what is good or what is beautiful, and they will certainly not shield us from the common fate of the grave. But books grant us myriad possibilities: the possibility of change, the possibility of illumination.”
― Alberto Manguel

“Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.”
― Alberto Manguel, A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

“Millions saw the apple fall, Newton was the only one who asked why?”
― Bernard M. Baruch

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“And this, I think, is my ultimate fatal flaw. Missing people who don’t miss me back. Clinging on to strands of string that shouldn’t mean half as much as they do. It takes so little for me to love someone, yet so long for me to move on.”
― Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

“This is my choice, and I choose you, Donatella. I don’t need immortality. You’re my forever.”
― Stephanie Garber, Finale

“She remembered thinking falling for him would be like falling in love with darkness, but now she imagined he was more like a starry night: the constellations were always there, constant, magnificent guides against the ever-present black.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“Occasionally, there are minutes that get extra seconds. Moments so precious the universe stretches to make additional room for them.”
― Stephanie Garber, Finale

“Most of my life, I’ve romanticized death. I used to love the idea of something being so tremendous that it was worth dying for. But I was wrong. I think the most magnificent things are worth living for.”
― Stephanie Garber, Finale

“Someone who can't see the opponent standing right in front of him, can't defeat the opponent that lies beyond.”
― Haruichi Furudate, ハイキュー!! 8 [Haikyū!! 8]

“Because people don't have wings... We look for ways to fly.”
― Haruichi Furudate

“I'm Hinata Shouyou from the concrete.”
― Haruichi Furudate, ハイキュー!! 9 [Haikyū!! 9]

“Why keep fighting, even when I'm hopelessly outmatched? One reason. Because I haven't lost yet!”
― Haruichi Furudate, ハイキュー!! 1 [Haikyū!! 1]

“If all you ever do is look up... Then somebody's gonna come along and knock your feet right out from under you.”
― Haruichi Furudate, ハイキュー!! 5 [Haikyū!! 5]

“You all just keep looking and moving straight ahead!
Cuz I... Have your backs!”
― Haruichi Furudate, ハイキュー!! 5 [Haikyū!! 5]

“Talent is something that must be allowed to bloom but instincts… you hone!”
― Haruichi Furudate, ハイキュー!! 17 [Haikyū!! 17]

“I'm willing to be seen.
I'm willing to speak up.
I'm willing to keep going.
I'm willing to listen to what others have to say.
I'm willing to go to bed each night at peace with myself.
I'm willing to be my biggest bestest most powerful self.”
― Emma Watson

“I'm reading so much and exposing myself to so many new ideas. It almost feels like the chemistry and the structure of my brain is changing so rapidly sometimes.”
― Emma Watson

“If you truly pour your heart into what you believe in, even if it makes you vulnerable, amazing things can and will happen.”
― Emma Watson

“It's not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it. Sometimes you've got to blast through and have faith.”
― Emma Watson

“Books are a friend, books are an escape, books are a means to empowerment and books are a means to understanding yourself better and in a world around you. They are everything.”
― Emma Watson

“... we wondered what happiness would look like if we could give it a Physical form. If I'm not mistaken, it was Suzaku who said that the shape of happiness might resemble glass. His reasoning made sense, he said that even though you don't usually notice it, it's still definitely there, you merely have to change your point of view slightly and then that glass will sparkle when it reflects the light. I doubt that anything can argue its own existence more elegantly.”
― Lelouch Vi Britannia; Code Geass

“We are two parts of a song. He is the music. I am the words.”
― Dustin Thao, You've Reached Sam

“I missed you. I missed you infinity.”
― Dustin Thao, You've Reached Sam

“Life will pass right by you,” she says, her eyes focused on the road. “And you end up missing the little things, the moments you don’t think matter—but they do. Moments that make you forget about everything else. Just like with your writing,” she adds out of nowhere. “You don’t write to get to the end. You write because you enjoy doing it. You write and don’t want it to end. Does that make some sense?”
― Dustin Thao, You've Reached Sam

“There are so many moments I wish I could relive again. Especially the smaller ones. The quieter ones that we often don’t think about. Those are the moments I look back and miss the most.”
― Dustin Thao, You've Reached Sam

“Hey. Just to make sure I beat everyone to it, I wanted to write in this first. I hope that’s some more proof of how much I’m in love with you. I still can’t believe it. How did three years go by so fast? It feels like yesterday I was sitting on the bus behind you trying to build the courage to say something. It’s crazy to think there was a time before we knew each other. A time before “Sam and Julie.” Or “Julie and Sam”? I’ll let you decide that one. I know you can’t wait to leave this place, but I’m gonna miss it. I get it, though. Your ideas were always too big for a small town, and everyone here knows it. But I’m happy your path somehow made you stop in Ellensburg along the way. So you and I could meet each other. Maybe it was supposed to happen, you know? I feel like my life didn’t start until I met you, Julie. You’re the best thing to happen to this small town. To me. I realize it doesn’t matter where we’re going next, as long as we’re together. I’ll be honest. I used to be scared of leaving home. Now I can’t wait to move on and make new memories with you. Just don’t forget the ones we made here. Especially when you make it big. And whatever happens, promise you won’t forget me, okay? Anyway, I love you, Julie, and always will. Yours forever, Sam”
― Dustin Thao, You've Reached Sam