Theodore > Theodore's Quotes

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default.”
― J.K. Rowling

“To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

“It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears.
"After all this time?"
"Always," said Snape.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“He can run faster than Severus Snape confronted with shampoo.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?'
'That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“When you play a game of thrones you win or you die.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“Every man must die, Jon Snow. But first he must live.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“Nothing burns like the cold.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“When you're winning, everyone is a fan.”
― Scott Sigler, The Starter

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.”
― Christopher Paolini, Eragon

“Because you can't argue with all the fools in the world. It's easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they're not paying attention.”
― Christopher Paolini

“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.”
― Jane Smiley, Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel

“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
― Stephen King

“when you walk, you look like you’re trying to disappear.
your back is gonna be fucked up.
why do you think change is so hard? is it because you’re afraid?
people might think you’re pretty, but they’ll never love you.
you talk like you’re apologizing for your own voice.
speak up.
grow up.
find your spine, stop shrinking.
there is nothing brave about keeping silent.
how many times have you been in love? I can’t picture it ever happening for you.
you lie because it makes you feel free. this is a prison.
you’re always gonna think about him. you will never get him out of your system.
I wish I never had to see you again.
you poor thing.
go to hell.
you may be a nice person but you will never be a good person.
no one is ever going to want to touch you.
is there a vision in your head of who you want to be?
you do not have the strength to become her.
there is no boat big enough to keep you from drowning in the sea of yourself.
go to bed, baby.
you are tired from all of this nothing.
sleep.
rest.”
― Caitlyn Siehl

“Say what you will, ’tis better to be left than never to have been loved.”
― William Congreve

“Θλιβερό η μοίρα ενός ανθρώπου να 'ναι ο Σίσυφος,
να πρέπει στους ώμους να βαστάμε
την ίδια πέτρα πάντοτε που μοιάζει
με τη σκέψη μας, και να σκοντάφτουμε
πάνω της τόσες φορές όσες ζωές
θα θέλαμε να έχουμε κι ωστόσο.
Θλιβερό ν' αναρριχόμαστε γκρεμούς φορτωμένοι λογική,
αφήνοντάς τη, όταν φτάνουμε στην κορυφή, να πέφτει
και να γυρνάμε ύστερα στο ίδιο σφάλμα
όλες τις μέρες, όπως γυρνά η ψυχή στο πάθος,
διψασμένοι,
καταδικασμένοι να 'μαστε εκείνοι που είμαστε:
εκείνοι που θελήσαμε κι ωστόσο.
Θλιβερό να επαναλαμβάνεσαι σαν την ίδια ιστορία,
να γυρίζεις τον μύλο, μέρα και νύχτα,
αλέθοντας έναν τρόπο ζωής και βλέμματος
που σε κάνει να πονάς και να πονάς τους άλλους.
Έχω την πέτρα μέσα μου, τη σκέψη μου,
και μέσα εγώ, προσμένοντας να λαξευτώ,
να σκαλιστώ, να λυτρωθώ κι ωστόσο.”
― Juan Vicente Piqueras

“A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.”
― Franz Kafka

“If you ain’t scared… you ain’t human.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner