Elisa > Elisa 's Quotes

“«Si te propones convertirte en algo que no eres, fracasarás siempre. Tu objetivo debe ser convertirte en ti misma. Tu objetivo debe ser mirar, actuar y pensar como tú eres. Tu objetivo es ser la versión más fidedigna de ti misma. Abraza ese ego, esa mismidad. Respáldala. Ámala. Trabaja mucho en ella. Y no lo pienses dos veces cuando la gente se ría de ella o la ridiculice. La mayor parte de los chismes son envidia camuflada. Mantén la cabeza gacha, pero no dejes de nadar. Trabaja tu resistencia y sigue nadando».”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

“Playing the villain was the only thing he’d ever really excelled at.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

“Boys change. And so do stories.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

“He cuts his gaze toward his unpredictable, mortal High Queen, whose wild brown hair is blowing around her face, whose amber eyes are alight when she looks at him.
They are two people who ought to have, by all rights, remained enemies forever.
He can't believe his good fortune, can't trace the path that got him here.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

“Because stories tell a truth, if not precisely the truth.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

“A heart of stone can still be broken.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

“Everyone finds different lessons in stories, I suppose, but here’s one. Having a heart is terrible, but you need one anyway.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

“Remember, all you really get to control is yourself.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

“A sharp tongue is no match for a sharp tooth.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

“You didn't hear the story I told," he goes on. "A shame. It featured a handsome boy with a heart of stone and a natural aptitude for villainy. Everything you could like."

She laughs. "You really are terrible, you know that? I don't even understand why the things you say make me smile."

He lets himself lean against her, lets himself hear the warmth in her voice. "There is one thing I did like about playing the hero. The only good bit. And that was not having to be terrified for you."

"The next time you want to make a point," Jude says, "I beg you not to make it so dramatically."

His shoulder hurts, and she may be right about the iron poisoning. He certainly feels as though his head is swimming. But he smiles up at the trees, the looping electrical lines, the streaks of clouds.

"So long as you're begging," he says.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

“Dreams that come true can be beautiful, but they can also turn into nightmares when people won't wake up.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“No one is truly honest. Even if we don't lie to others, we often lie to ourselves. And the word good means different things to different people.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“Some would probably call him a villain. Others would say his magic makes him closer to a god.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“She remembered her first impression of him, tall, roughly handsome, and dangerous, like poison dressed up in an attractive bottle.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“Just because your moral compass is broken doesn't mean everyone here is unscrupulous.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“Every person has the power to change their fate if they are brave enough to fight for what they desire more than anything.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“—La vida sigue una serie de patrones… O de ritmos. Cuando nos sentimos atrapados en una única vida es muy fácil imaginar todas las tristezas, las tragedias, los fracasos y los miedos que pueblan esa existencia en particular. Pero todo lo malo es un producto derivado de la vida, en cierto sentido. No es la vida, sin más. Lo que quiero decir es que las cosas nos serían mucho más fáciles si entendiéramos que ningún estilo de vida nos inmuniza contra el drama. Ninguno. La tristeza es intrínseca a la felicidad, es uno de los hilos del tejido de la felicidad, por decirlo así. Por supuesto, todas estas cosas se presentan en distinto grado y cantidad. Pero no existe ninguna vida en la que podamos sentirnos felices para siempre. Imaginar lo contrario solo consigue hacernos más infelices en la vida que nos ha tocado vivir.”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

“You will find that hate can unify people more quickly and more fervently than devotion ever could.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Elantris