Rita > Rita's Quotes

“Better a villain by truth than a hero by lies. I'll be the devil in your story if that's what you need, but I will not apologize for what I choose to protect.”
― Miranda Lyn, The Unmarked Witch

“You always have the power of choice, even when those choices seem limited. Never forget that.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Kingdom of the Wicked

“Maybe that’s normal. The things you care most about are the ones that leave the biggest holes.”
― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters

“To say that men can be bullheaded would be insulting to the bull.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“When you spend so long trapped in darkness, Lucien, you find that the darkness begins to stare back.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“A life with love is happy. A life for love is foolish. A life of if only is unbearable. In my seventy-eight years, I have had all three. Grandmother would often say, “So it is with sorrow. So it is with happiness. It will pass.” But even in my old age, when I close my eyes, I can still see the distant flicker of a thousand tiny lights.”
― Ana Johns, The Woman in the White Kimono

“You don’t have to be cruel to be strong. You don’t have to be mean to seem brave. You don’t have to look down on others in order to stand tall. Having emotions does not mean you’re weak. It means you’re smart enough to let yourself feel.”
― Raven Kennedy, Glow

“Sometimes I think people take reality for granted.”
― Francesca Zappia, Made You Up

“All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

“To just know a truth is not enough. First, you must understand. And it requires bravery from two people.
One to speak it. And one to listen.”
― Ana Johns, The Woman in the White Kimono

“Time goes on even when we do not.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me

“My eyes are falling fast with tears and I blink and blink but the world is a mess and I want to laugh because all I can think is how horrible and beautiful it is, that our eyes blur the truth when we can't bear to see it.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Ignite Me

“One person’s pain doesn’t negate another’s. Our heartaches are not competition, but the bridge to empathy. So that we can look at one another and know that on some level, we understand.”
― Raven Kennedy, Glow

“Look, sometimes we want to see the good in people we care about so much that we pretend it’s there, living under all the layers of cruelty. But the fact is, Diego, some people are toxic. And if you keep them in your life, they’ll poison everything good in your world until you end up being just like them. And that’s a far worse fate than going against the grain and making your own path. Even if that means you’re alone.”
― Caroline Peckham, Cursed Fates

“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

“Someone else’s choice doesn’t change who you are.”
― Casey McQuiston, Red, White & Royal Blue

“Sometimes there are reasons for our
fears that we can't quite explain. Sometimes it's just something we feel in our bones,
something we know to be true, but would sound foolish to anyone else.”
― Julia Quinn, The Viscount Who Loved Me

“Some moments are easy. They are good and fun and beautiful, and I'm happy. Others aren't so easy. But it is my decision to be happy during the hard times as well as the easy ones. I cannot control most things, but I can control my feelings. And I want to be happy. So I find something in every moment that I can enjoy.”
― Julia Quinn, Lady Whistledown Strikes Back