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    Sarah J. Maas
    “Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”
    ― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass
    tags: ideas, libraries, sarah-j-maas, throne-of-glass
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    Leigh Bardugo
    “Who’d deny a poor cripple his cane?”
    “If the cripple is you, then any man with sense.”
    ― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows
    tags: jesper-fahey, kaz-brekker
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    Sarah J. Maas
    “The world,” Aelin said, “will be saved and remade by the dreamers, Rolfe.”
    ― Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms
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    “Fight because you don't know how to die quietly. Win because you don't know how to lose. This king's ruled long enough—it's time to tear his castle down.”
    ― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men
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    Shannon Messenger
    “You'd be surprised at how powerful hope can be.”
    ― Shannon Messenger, Exile
    tags: terik
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    Rick Riordan
    “Sometimes, you have to flaunt the weird, my friend.

    -Alex Fierro”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead
    tags: alex-fierro, magnus-chase, rick-riordan, weird-fiction
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    Sarah J. Maas
    “She was the heir of ash and fire, and she would bow to no one.”
    ― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire
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    Sarah J. Maas
    “...her dearest friends are characters in books.”
    ― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire
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    Sarah J. Maas
    “Because I am lost," she whispered onto the earth. "And I do not know the way.”
    ― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire
    tags: celaena-sardothien
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    Chris Colfer
    “I've learned that the more people embrace their disadvantages, the less disadvantaged they become!”
    ― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell
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    Chris Colfer
    “People are not born heroes or villains; they’re created by the people around them.”
    ― Chris Colfer
    tags: heroes, villains
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    Chris Colfer
    “I always laugh at the term 'Cinderella story', because, if you ask me, it doesn't matter what life you're living, life never has a solution. No matter how hard the struggles are that you leave behind, new struggles always take their place.”
    ― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell
    tags: life-lessons
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    “It’s not the world that’s cruel. It’s the people in it.”
    ― Nora Sakavic, The Foxhole Court
    tags: andrew-minyard, neil-josten
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    “Hope was a dangerous, disquieting thing, but he thought perhaps he liked it.”
    ― Nora Sakavic, The Foxhole Court
    tags: neil-josten
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    “Who said 'please' that made you hate the word so much?"
    Andrew gazed at him in silence for a minute. "I did.”
    ― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men
    tags: abuse, child-abuse, heartbreaking, sexual-abuse
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  • #16
    “I am a bad person trying very hard to be a good person.”
    ― Nora Sakavic, The Raven King
    tags: renee-walker
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    “If it means losing you, then no”
    ― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men
    tags: andrew-minyard, neil-josten
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    “This is my reassured face," Neil said, pointing up at his blank expression.”
    ― Nora Sakavic, The Foxhole Court
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    “He wouldn’t die a lie.”
    ― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men
    tags: neil-josten
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    Shannon Messenger
    “I would rather be punished for making the right decision than live with the guilt of making the wrong one for the rest of my life.”
    ― Shannon Messenger, Keeper of the Lost Cities
    tags: guilt, keeper-of-the-lost-cities, kotlc, sophie-foster
    515 likes

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    Shannon Messenger
    “Team Foster-Keefe will always be cooler.”
    ― Shannon Messenger, Neverseen
    tags: keefe-sencen, keeper-of-these-lost-cities, kotlc, shannon-messenger, sokeefe, sophie-foster, team-foster-keefe
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    Shannon Messenger
    “Hey, all the cool kids are sleeping with stuffed animals these days.”
    ― Shannon Messenger, Lodestar
    tags: fitz, keeper-of-the-lost-cities, lodestar
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    Rina Kent
    “So you would rather be the villain?” “A villain is the hero in his own story, so why not?” “The villain always loses.” “In Disney films. In your ballet performances, perhaps. In real life, however, the villain is the one who always wins.”
    ― Rina Kent, Tempted by Deception
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    “More good women have been lost to marriage than to war, famine, disease, and disaster. You have talent, darling. Don't squander it.”
    ― Cruella De Vil
    tags: 101-dalmatians
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    Rick Riordan
    “If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief
    tags: inspirational, life, meaning
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    Rick Riordan
    “Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief
    tags: deadlines, humor, procrastinate
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    Rick Riordan
    “Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief
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    Laini Taylor
    “Once upon a time, a little girl was raised by monsters.

    But angels burned the doorways to their world, and she was all alone.”
    ― Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone
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    Frank Zappa
    “So many books, so little time.”
    ― Frank Zappa
    tags: books, humor
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    William W. Purkey
    “You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
    Love like you'll never be hurt,
    Sing like there's nobody listening,
    And live like it's heaven on earth.”
    ― William W. Purkey
    tags: dance, heaven, hurt, inspirational, life, love, sing
    129494 likes



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