Emerson P > Emerson's Quotes

“I would rather be punished for making the right decision than live with the guilt of making the wrong one for the rest of my life.”
― Shannon Messenger, Keeper of the Lost Cities

“A school isn’t a school until Sophie tries to destroy it.”
― Shannon Messenger, Lodestar

“A captain always knows where his ship is. It's like a psychic bond.”
“If only we had a captain here.”
― Marissa Meyer, Scarlet

“Anyway, once I mentioned my Dad-sneaked-in-through-a-secret-trapdoor-in-the-deck idea, Beck got a look in her eyes, and I knew: It was time for Twin Tirade No. 426. “Give it up, Bickford. Dad is dead!” “No, he’s not, Rebecca. He’s in The Room.” “No. Way.” “It’s possible.” “Yeah. Just like you facing reality someday. It’s possible.” “I’ll bet he’s in there, right now, lying on the floor.” “He’s dead, Bick.” “No, he’ll just look that way.” “Because he is!” “He’s probably thirsty and hungry, too.” “No, he’s not.” “Of course he is! We should make him a sandwich. Maybe bring him a sports drink.” “He’s not hungry or thirsty, Bickford, because he’s dead. It’s one of the few advantages of dying: You don’t have to eat or drink or do the dishes.” “Rebecca, how can you be so cold and heartless?” “How can you be so sentimental?” “Easy. I have a heart.” “Too bad it’s not pumping blood to your brain, dum-dum.” “Sorry, Mrs. Spock. We can’t all be superlogical like you.” “I’d settle for semilogical.” “Really?” “Yeah.” “Oh. Okay.”
― James Patterson, Treasure Hunters - FREE PREVIEW EDITION

“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

“Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.”
― Mark Twain

“The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

“I think the truth always changes us. I think it always should.”
― Roseanna M. White, A Beautiful Disguise

“The truth isn’t always pretty. But I like to think it’s always beautiful.”
― Roseanna M. White, A Beautiful Disguise

“Sheltering us from the world doesn’t spare our eyes from seeing evil. It’s only when we tear down those walls and look at the truth straight on that we can hope to change things.”
― Roseanna M. White

“We’re doing good, aren’t we? We’re seeking justice and truth. Finding answers for people who otherwise have nowhere to turn.” “And feeding a few big cats and Romani vagabonds and ourselves in the process.”
― Roseanna M. White, A Beautiful Disguise

“We see only in part. But there is more. More to this physical world that your magnifying lenses can show you. And more still beyond it that we need a spiritual lens to see.”
― Roseanna M. White, The Nature of a Lady

“It’s you that see people, Oliver. Sees them truly, sees them clearly. Sees them with purpose—and that purpose is to care.”
― Roseanna M. White, The Nature of a Lady

“Fiction is a way to express mankind’s deepest heart. His fears. His hopes. His failings. His successes. Fiction is truth . . . in a pretty wrapping.”
― Roseanna M. White, A Name Unknown

“The truth, when viewed from the wrong angle, didn't necessarily set one free.”
― Roseanna M. White, A Portrait of Loyalty