Erin Entrada Kelly > Quotes

“People don't want to listen to their thoughts, so they fill the world with noise.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“Crying is good for the soul. It means something needs to be released. And if you don't release the something, it just weighs you down until you can hardly move.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“Sometimes life calls on you even when you don't raise your hand”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“The closet is a closet, but it’s also a rocket or a tree house. Your mind is a palace, as long as you go in the right rooms.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, The Land of Forgotten Girls

“If you didn't have bad things, you wouldn't have good things. They would all just be things. Did you ever think about that?”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“Humans make the mistake of believing they know best, but nature is there to remind you, at precisely the wrong time, that nature was here first.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Lalani of the Distant Sea

“If you don't see something beautiful, change your viewpoint.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, You Go First

“It's not being brave if you aren't scared.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“Of all the questions you ever ask yourself in life, never ask, ‘What’s the point?’ It’s the worst question in the world.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“When you put yourself on the line, you have to decide if what you'll get is worth what you'll risk.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, The Land of Forgotten Girls

“If you don't see anything beautiful, change your viewpoint.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, You Go First

“That was their name for him: Turtle. Because he wouldn’t “come out of his shell.” Every time they said it, a piece of him broke.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“None of it mattered, because there was music.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Blackbird Fly

“That's third-state thinking. You'll never get anywhere if you what-if everything. You've got to live in the now. The first state.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, The First State of Being

“Some would say it was a beautiful day, but Kaori thought rainstorms had much more personality.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“When you say things aloud, you let them go.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“It's hard for me to fall asleep when I'm mad, because the anger swirls around my head and keeps me awake like a bad song that won't stop playing.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Blackbird Fly

“Bayani, of all the things you ever tell yourself in life, never say, 'There's no chance'" -Ruby

"Okay. It's too late, then" -Virgil

"That's even worse" -Ruby”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“Sometimes life calls on you even when you don't raise your hand.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“Alone is good. It’s less trouble.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“You don't need paper to write a letter. You can write letters in your head" -Ruby

"What do you mean?" -Virgil

"You close your eyes and mouth and send your thoughts through the universe" -Ruby”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“Meanness always shows on people's faces. Sometimes you have to look hard for it. Sometimes it's just a part of a person's features" -Valencia”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“Never trust someone who wields power through fear.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Lalani of the Distant Sea

“Everyone needs sisters.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, The Land of Forgotten Girls

“We all get letters. Only some of us open them.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“Rather than adore your shell, you sought the love of those who ridiculed you.” The man shook his head. “This is a great tragedy.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Lalani of the Distant Sea

“The truth has a thousand voices, she said.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, The Land of Forgotten Girls

“That's the problem. People don't want to listen to their thoughts, so they fill the world with noise.”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“If you didn't have bad things, you woudn't have good things. They would all just be things" -Lola”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Hello, Universe

“When you say something out loud, it makes it a big truth. Best to keep it in your mind and keep it small”
― Erin Entrada Kelly, Blackbird Fly