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    We accept the love we think we deserve.
    “We accept the love we think we deserve.”
    ― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    tags: inspirational, love
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    It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our
    “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    tags: abilities
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    J.K. Rowling
    “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    tags: dreams, life
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    Dr. Seuss
    “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
    ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
    tags: inspirational
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  • #5
    We read to know we're not alone.
    “We read to know we're not alone.”
    ― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play
    tags: misattributed-to-c-s-lewis, reading
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    J.K. Rowling
    “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
    tags: dumbledore
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    Stephen Chbosky
    “So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.”
    ― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    tags: charlie, favourite-books, inspirational, sad, soul-searching, wallflower
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    Stephen Chbosky
    “And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.”
    ― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    tags: infinity
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  • #10
    Stephen Chbosky
    “Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.”
    ― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    tags: change, life
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  • #11
    John Green
    “The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.”
    ― John Green, Looking for Alaska
    tags: compassion, life, suffering
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    Gillian Flynn
    “There's a difference between really loving someone and loving the idea of her.”
    ― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
    tags: idealizations, love
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    Patrick Rothfuss
    “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
    ― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear
    tags: fear, name-of-the-wind, patrick-rothfuss, wisdom
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    Patrick Rothfuss
    “We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be.”
    ― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind
    tags: masks, pretending, pretense
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    Garth Stein
    “That which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.”
    ― Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain
    tags: destiny, ignorance
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  • #16
    François Rabelais
    “I go to seek a Great Perhaps.”
    ― François Rabelais
    tags: death, french-renaissance-writer, john-green, last-words, life, looking-for-alaska, meaning-of-life, miles-halter
    4569 likes

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  • #17
    Edgar Allan Poe
    “Sleep, those little slices of death — how I loathe them.”
    ― Edgar Allan Poe
    tags: death, sleep
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    Markus Zusak
    “Together, they would watch everything that was so carefully planned collapse, and they would smile at the beauty of destruction.”
    ― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
    tags: death, destruction, failure
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    Alice Sebold
    “Nothing is ever certain.”
    ― Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones
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    Garth Stein
    “There is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose.”
    ― Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain
    tags: honor, inspiration
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    Garth Stein
    “He died that day because his body had served its purpose. His soul had done what it came to do, learned what it came to learn, and then was free to leave.”
    ― Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain
    tags: death, life, philosophy
    846 likes

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    Garth Stein
    “Somewhere, the zebra is dancing.”
    ― Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain
    tags: humor
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  • #23
    Garth Stein
    “[T]he race is long - to finish first, first you must finish.”
    ― Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain
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  • #24
    Garth Stein
    “That which we manifest is before us.”
    ― Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain
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  • #25
    Garth Stein
    “To live every day as if it had been stolen from death, that is how I would like to live.”
    ― Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain
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  • #26
    Robert Cormier
    “Do I dare disturb the universe?

    Yes, I do, I do. I think.

    Jerry suddenly understood the poster--the solitary man on the beach standing upright and alone and unafraid, poised at the moment of making himself heard and known in the world, the universe.”
    ― Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War
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    Robert Cormier
    “Cities fell. Earth opened. Planets tilted. Stars plummeted. And the awful silence.”
    ― Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War
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  • #28
    Rudy Francisco
    “The difference between a garden and a graveyard is only what you choose to put in the ground”
    ― Rudy Francisco, Helium
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  • #29
    Fredrik Backman
    “Never trust people who don't have something in their lives that they love beyond all reason.”
    ― Fredrik Backman, Beartown
    tags: love, passion, trust
    785 likes

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    Fredrik Backman
    “Everyone has a thousand wishes before a tragedy, but just one afterward.”
    ― Fredrik Backman, Beartown
    tags: tragedy, wish
    662 likes

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  • #31
    Stephen Chbosky
    “This moment will just be another story someday.”
    ― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    5334 likes



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