I let myself slip away... Just to stay sane. Just to get through it. And when I felt myself slipping too far, I held on to the one thing I'm always sure of - Blue eyes. Bronze curls. The fact that Simon Snow is the most powerful magician alive. That nothing can hurt him, not even me. That Simon Snow is alive. And I'm hopelessly in love with him. - Rainbow Rowell, Carry On

You can have it all. Just not all at once. - Oprah Winfrey

Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied? - William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair

Before I begin, may I ask how old you are?You may ask.How old are you?It's none of your business - Christopher Pike, The Last Vampire

Life is a book. We fill the pages. - Victoria Valentine

We pass through this world but once. Few tragedies can be more extensive than the stunting of life, few injustices deeper than the denial of an opportunity to strive or even to hope, by a limit imposed from without, but falsely identified as lying within. - Stephen Jay Gould, The Mismeasure of Man

A prince must not have any other object nor any other thought… but war, its institutions, and its discipline; because that is the only art befitting one who commands. - Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

What I was trying to say,” he whispered, “is that I see you in everything. There isn’t a word for you that means enough, because you’re everything to me. - Veronica Rossi, Into the Still Blue

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous. - Yogi Berra

A good night sleep, or a ten minute bawl, or a pint of chocolate ice cream, or all three together, is good medicine. - Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

... you don't have to wait for someone to treat you bad repeatedly. All it takes is once, and if they get away with it that once, if they know they can treat you like that, then it sets the pattern for the future. - Jane Green, Bookends

Like anybody, I would like to have a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. - Martin Luther King Jr.

If he’s not calling you, it’s because you are not on his mind. If he creates expectations for you, and then doesn’t follow through on little things, he will do same for big things. Be aware of this and realize that he’s okay with disappointing you. Don’t be with someone who doesn’t do what they say they’re going to do. If he’s choosing not to make a simple effort that would put you at ease and bring harmony to a recurring fight, then he doesn’t respect your feelings and needs. “Busy” is another word for “asshole.” “Asshole” is another word for the guy you’re dating. You deserve a fcking phone call. - Greg Behrendt

a wind has blown the rain away & the sky away & all the leaves away, & the trees stand. i think i, too, have known autumn too long. - E.E. Cummings

I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it. - Mark Twain

Also, I'm sleeping with your mom. Just thought you should know. - Cassandra Clare, City of Bones

Why' is a crooked letter and can't be made straight. - Stephen King, The Gunslinger

At some point we all look up and realize we are lost in a maze. - John Green, Looking for Alaska

When you become the image of your own imagination, it's the most powerful thing you could ever do. - RuPaul

I do like the world quite a lot. - Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days