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“People said Ove saw the world in black and white. But she was color. All the color he had.”
― Fredrick Backman, A Man Called Ove

“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

“I smiled. "So this horse is your nephew, Sam?"
She glared at me. "Let's not go there."
"How did your dad father a horse?"
Blitzen coughed. "Actually, Loki was Sleipnir's mother."
"What--?"
"Let's definitely not go there," Sam warned.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sword of Summer

“Just follow my lead,’ I said. ‘It’ll be fun.’

‘Please,’ Sam begged, ‘don’t let those words be carved on my tombstone.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sword of Summer

“Myths are simply stories about truths we’ve forgotten.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sword of Summer

“I held out the rune for Hearthstone. ‘I know what it feels like to be an empty cup, to have everything taken away from you. But you’re not alone. However much magic you need to use, it’s okay. We’ve got you. We’re your family.’

Hearth’s eyes rimmed with green water. He signed to us, and this time I think he actually meant ”
― Rick Riordan, The Sword of Summer

“Can you surf really well, then?"
I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh.
"Jeez, Nico," I said. "I've never really tried."
He went on asking questions. Did I fight a lot with Thalia, since she was a daughter of Zeus? (I didn't answer that one.) If Annabeth's mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn't Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff? (I tried not to strangle Nico for asking that one.) Was Annabeth my girlfriend? (At this point, I was ready to stick the kid in a meat-flavored sack and throw him to the wolves.)”
― Rick Riordan

“With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”
― Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

“YEAH, I KNOW. You guys are going to read about how I died in agony, and you’re going be like, “Wow! That sounds cool, Magnus! Can I die in agony too?” No. Just no. Don’t go jumping off any rooftops. Don’t run into the highway or set yourself on fire. It doesn’t work that way. You will not end up where I ended up.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sword of Summer

“A moose tried to eat us, Hearth signed. “Excuse me?” I asked. “A moose?” Hearth grunted in exasperation. He spelled out: D-E-E-R. Same sign for both animals. “Oh, that’s much better,” I said. “A deer tried to eat you.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sword of Summer

“Thank you for joining me today, Hoodians! I wish you all peace and poverty!”

“Prosperity, my dear! Prosperity!” Froggy corrected her.

“I mean peace and prosperity!” Red declared.

”
― Chris Colfer, The Enchantress Returns

“Don't worry, kid." Blitz brought out the silken cord. "This rope can't be weakened. And Hearthstone's right. We might as well tie it to one another for safety."
"That way if we fall," Sam said, "We'll fall together."
"Sold," I said, trying to tamp down my anxiety. "I love dying with friends.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sword of Summer

“The thing about talking swords…it’s hard to tell when they’re kidding. They have no facial expressions. Or faces.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sword of Summer

“It might be said that Tress had a way with words. In that her words tended to get in her way.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“Memories are fossils, the bones left by dead versions of ourselves.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“you will never find a murderess more intoxicating, more entrancing, than the sea.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“Tress looked toward Crow. And then, Tress took the singular step that separated her from people in most stories. The act, it might be said, that defined her as a hero. She did something so incredible, I can barley express its majesty.
I should consider this more, Tress thought to herself, and not jump to conclusions.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“Tress, of course, underestimated the human mind’s ability to believe whatever the hell it wants.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“She decided not to cry. Crying would be utterly impractical. So it was settled. Absolutely no crying. Her eyes vetoed the resolution.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“Most people never live, Tress, because they’re afraid of losing the years they have left…years that also will be spent not living. The irony of a cautious existence”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“Merciful moons," Tress whispered. "That almost makes me fell sorry for her."
"Yes, well, most terrible mass murderers like Crow do tend to be well acquainted with tragedy. It makes you wonder who the true monster is: the killer or the society that created them?"
Tress nodded.
"That was a trick question," Ulaam said. "The true monster is the one in that drawer next to you. I gave it seven different faces."
Tress glanced at the drawer in the small end table beside her seat. It rattled. She pretended not to notice.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“Don't wake me up unless Death himself has shown up, nails in his eyes. Even then, see if you can stall.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“(Fun tip: Being told “I kept you in the dark to protect you” is not only frustrating, but condescending as well. It’s a truly economical way to demean someone; if you’re looking to fit more denigration into an already busy schedule, give it a try.)”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“And you will never find a murderess more intoxicating, more entrancing, than the sea.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
― George Orwell, 1984

“Hate is a knife without a handle. You can't cut something with it without cutting yourself.”
― Meg Shaffer, The Wishing Game

“Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.”
― William Shakespeare, Macbeth

“Double, double, toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble!”
― William Shakespeare, Macbeth

“Look like the innocent flower,
But be the serpent under it.”
― William Shakespeare, Macbeth

“I have known many human beings with a full soul to their name who do not have half so much compassion or practicality as you.”
― Olivia Atwater, Half a Soul