Leila > Leila's Quotes

“It doesn't matter how greatly you've been hurt or how much you're hurting, it's what you do with the pain that counts. You could cry for years or you could choose to learn and grow from it.”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“Right now, we're living in an ugly chapter of our lives, but books always get better!”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“Anyone can have a once-upon-a-time or a happily-ever-after, but it's the journey between that makes the story worth telling.”
― Chris Colfer, The Enchantress Returns

“Even in the worst of situations-even when it seems no one in the world appreciates you-as long as you have hope, everthing can get better”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“Sometimes we forget about our own advantages because we focus on what we don't have. Just because you have to work a little harder at something that seems easier to others doesn't mean you're without your own talents.”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“Intelligence is not a competition," she said. "There is plenty to go around, and there are many ways it can be demonstrated.”
― Chris Colfer, The Enchantress Returns

“Maybe greatness isn't about being immortal, or glorious, or popular - it's about choosing to fight for the greater good of the world, even when the world's turned its back on you.”
― Chris Colfer, Beyond the Kingdoms

“Be brave. Courage is one thing that no one can ever take away from you.”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“As long as someone remains standing with a noble heart there will always be a way for good to triumph over evil.”
― Chris Colfer, The Enchantress Returns

“What are our options? If I have the choice of being doubtful or being hopeful, I’m going to choose hopeful. It takes less work to be positive.”
― Chris Colfer, The Enchantress Returns

“Sweetheart, happily ever after does exist, it’s just not what you think,” he said. “Happily ever after isn’t a solution to life’s problems or a guarantee that life will be easy; it’s a promise we make ourselves to always live our best lives, despite whatever circumstance comes our way. When we focus on joy in times of heartbreak, when we choose to laugh on the days it’s hard to smile, and when we count our blessings over our losses—that’s what a true happily ever after is all about. You don’t get there by being perfect; on the contrary, it’s our humanity that guides us. And that’s what fairy tales have been trying to teach us all along.”
― Chris Colfer, Worlds Collide

“Even after years of constant abuse from her stepmother and her stepsisters, Cinderella remained a good person with high hopes. She never stopped believing in herself and in the good of the world. And although she married the prince in the end, Cinderella always had inner happiness. Her story shows that even in the worst of situations- even when it seems no one in the world appreciates you-as long as you have hope, everything can get better...”
― Chris Colfer, The Wishing Spell

“Some days words flow through me like the Nile, and other days I’m as dry as the Sahara. I’m afraid you’ve caught me in the middle of a drought, but I’m confident rain shall fall again.”
― Chris Colfer, Beyond the Kingdoms

“The best people all have some kind of scar.”
― Kiera Cass, The One

“It's always the fear of looking stupid that stops you from being awesome.”
― Kiera Cass, The Selection

“Maxon: “To be clear, no one agrees with you.”

America: “To be clear, I don’t care.”
― Kiera Cass, The One

“You can be brave and still be feminine. You can lead and still love flowers. Most importantly, you can be queen and still be a bride.”
― Kiera Cass, The Heir

“I nodded. “I’m sorry I let you down.”

“No, no, dear,” she said, turning forward. “I see potential in you. I worked in a factory when I was your age. I was dirty and hungry, and sometimes I was angry. But I had an undying crush on the prince of Illéa, and when I got the chance to make him my own, I learned to check those feelings. There’s a lot to be done from here, but it might not happen the way you want it to. You need to learn to accept that, okay?”

“Yes, Mom,” I joked.

She looked back at me, her face like stone.

“I mean, ma’am. Ma’am.”

Her eyes started glistening, and she blinked a few times, turning forward again. “If it ends as I suspect it will, Mom will be just fine.”
― Kiera Cass, The One

“Perhaps our country is flawed, but we cannot deny its strength. My fear is that, without change, that strength will become stagnate. And I love our country too much to let that happen. I hope too much to let that happen.”
― Kiera Cass, The Elite

“I cannot begin to express how eager I am to see what you have in store for our country.”
― Kiera Cass, The Crown

“And maybe this is silly, but it’s my country. I get that it’s broken, but that doesn’t mean these anarchists can just come and take it. It’s still mine. Does that sound crazy?”
― Kiera Cass, The Elite

“I had a cruel sense of relief that it wasn't me, and the guilt of that relief was so heavy it was hard to breathe”
― Kiera Cass, The Elite

“I’ve tried being other people and myself suits me the best.”
― Chris Colfer

“I'm having a panic attack, you inconsiderate ass.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Restore Me

“Who says you can’t be cute and kick ass at the same time?” Kenji winks at me. “I do it every day.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Restore Me

“I've always been uncomfortable with compliments, though I have a pathological need for them.”
― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After