Shirley > Shirley's Quotes

“Alice: This is impossible.
The Mad Hatter: Only if you believe it is.”
― Lewis Carroll

“Tapi yang menyenangkan dalam sebuah perjalanan adalah menemukan diri kita sendiri; sebuah rumah yang sesungguhnya. Yang membuat kita tak akan merasa asing meski berada di tempat asing sekalipun…
…because travelers never think that they are foreigners.”
― Windy Ariestanty, Life Traveler

“Keep in mind that people change, but the past doesn't.”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush

“I've begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own.”
― Chaim Potok, The Chosen

“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

“This is the secret of the stars, I tell myself. In the end, we are alone. No matter how close you seem, no one else can touch you. ~ Amy”
― Beth Revis, Across the Universe

“I want to take her into my arms and hold her tight. But at the same time, I know that is the exact opposite of what she wants. She wants to be free, and all I want is to hold her tight against me. ~ Elder”
― Beth Revis, Across the Universe

“You can't stop people from being
human. We're creative, we're social. People are like water. If you
try to contain them, they find a way to break free.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, Awaken

“Besides, there are no secrets. Sooner or later the truth leaks out. That's one thing I've learned in this life.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, Awaken

“You see the most when you're not looking for anything in particular...when you look too hard for something, you get nearsighted because you only see what you want to see.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, Awaken

“Thoughts are circular, they don't take you anywhere. They don't have feet-they can't gain any ground. They can trap you if you don't eventually stand up and make a move.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, Awaken

“You don't have to choose sides," he said. "Make
up your own mind and believe that.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, Awaken

“You are the strangest girl I've ever met," he said, like he thought I was joking. He picked up his water bottle and gave me a sideways glance. "Have you ever kissed anybody?" he asked, and took a sip.
I smirked. "There aren't a whole lot of opportunities in the digital world. I did practice on my hand once. It didn't do anything for me."
Justin coughed on the water he was swallowing and I slapped my hand over my mouth.
"Did I just say that out loud?" I mumbled.
He was half coughing, half laughing. "Yes, you did," he managed to say.
"Delete, delete, delete," I said, and pushed an imaginary button in the air. "I really miss that feature."
"No, that's the good stuff. People always want to delete the good stuff." His eyes lit up. "That's a cool idea, though. What would you say, right now, if you could immediately delete it, so no one read it?”
― Katie Kacvinsky, Awaken

“...she made her home in between the pages of books.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Linger

“Things never happen the way you plan. Take it a second at a time. Stay in the moment. It's the only way to control it. Your thoughts can paralyze you. They make you second-guess and that's when you lose. You mentally beat yourself. Believe you can handle anything. Look at something that's bigger than you and take it all in, the enormousness of it. Drown in it. Then take a step back. Comparmentalize it. Remember, anything's attainable. And take every risk you can, as long as you trust yourself.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, Middle Ground

“He acted as solid as stone but when it comes to emotions, we're all made out of glass”
― Katie Kacvinsky, Middle Ground

“It's strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“I smiled. “You trust me more than Cas?”
“Cas would choose a case of beer over me.”
My laughter echoed through the cemetery. “That’s not true!” I brushed the hair from my face. “The others have your back.”
“Yet you were the one who saved my life.”
― Jennifer Rush, Altered

“Kadang - kadang pilihan yang terbaik adalah menerima...”
― Dee, Rectoverso

“I'm not that nice," I said. People were always telling me how nice I was. You'd think it would be a compliment, but it was amazing how sometimes it just felt like a kinder way of saying "blah." "I just keep my horrible side well hidden.”
― Hester Browne, The Runaway Princess

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

“Silence was never a wrong answer.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream Thieves

“Men may be stronger, but it is women who endure.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

“Major, to what extent did you act upon your feelings for Miss LaRoux?"

"Medium."

"Excuse me?"

"How am I supposed to answer that question?”
― Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner, These Broken Stars

“We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“My bookshelf was my favorite part of my room. It had a calming presence. Maybe there was something to be said about the feeling and presence of real books.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, Awaken

“You die, I die too.” Tobias looks over his shoulder at me. “I asked you not to do this. You made your decision. These are the repercussions.”
― Veronica Roth, Insurgent

“People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets. You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.”
― Veronica Roth, Insurgent

“You can’t control what others think. The only thing you can control is yourself. Some people will look down on you for your choices in life, no matter what they are. You can’t do anything about that. The only thing you can do is decide how to live your own life. And to hell with everybody else”
― Marie Sexton

“Hang on, did you just call me Angel?" I asked.
"If I did?"
"I don't like it."
He grinned. "It stays, Angel.”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush