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“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

“You'd be surprised at how powerful hope can be.”
― Shannon Messenger, Exile

“Never underestimate the power of the page.”
― Shannon Messenger, Neverseen

“You can't judge the many by the actions of the few.”
― Michael Buckley, The Fairy-Tale Detectives

“The only bad ideas are the ones never tried.”
― Michael Buckley, The Problem Child

“It is not failure to fail.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time

“A particularly good book has a way of opening new spaces in one's mind. It even invited you to come back later and rummage through what you'd learn.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time

“It was one of the things that she liked best when her mother told her the stories: villains could be heroic, and heroes could do evil.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time

“Sometimes light illuminates things that are better left in the dark.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time

“People are a lot like magical pockets. They're a lot bigger on the inside than they appear to be on the outside.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time

“Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“People who care about each other don’t hurt each other or make each other feel small.”
― Lisa McMann, Island of Fire

“Life is very complicated. Filled with dreams and adventures, and disasters and broken hearts, too.”
― Lisa McMann, Island of Shipwrecks

“There will always be times we struggle, make bad decisions, even fail. What's important is not that we fail, but that we learn and grow. And that we know that there is always someone out there who believes in us.”
― Lisa McMann, Island of Silence

“Death is boring. Life is much more fun. Things happen in life all the time. Unexpected things. Things you couldn’t possibly expect because they’re so very… unexpected.”
― Jessica Townsend, Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

“Don’t be afraid of numbers. Use them to compute your solutions. Look at the world as it is intended.”
― Stacy McAnulty, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

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

“But you don’t have to be part of a group to understand that they’re being mistreated. Justice doesn’t require a membership card. Just a sense of right and wrong.”
― James Ponti, City Spies

“Only fools and liars speak with certainty about things beyond their control.”
― James Ponti, City Spies

“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

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

“It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“They pulled apart when Keefe shouted, "YOU GUYS HAVE TO SEE THIS!"
They ran to the main room and found Keefe standing under the skylight, holding up Mr. Snuggles like it was a baby lion about to be made king. The sparkly red dragon twinkled almost as much as Keefe's eyes as he said, "I went in to check on our boy and found him cuddling with THIS!"
"Isn't that the same dragon Fitz brought to your house that one time?" Dex asked Sophie.
"WHAT?" Keefe shouted. "YOU KNEW AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME?!"
"Mr. Snuggles wasn't my secret to share," Sophie said.
"IT'S NAME IS MR. SNUGGLES?! That is... I can't even..." Keefe ran back to Fitz's room shouting, "ARE YOU MISSING YOUR SNUGGLE BUDDY?!"
"Fitz is going to die of embarrassment, you know that, right?" Biana asked.”
― Shannon Messenger, Neverseen

“When you continue to use the hat today, it’s like saying history and legacy are more important than the fact that what people did was wrong.”
― Celia C. Pérez, Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers

“You are the Daughter of Death," hissed Aru. "You don't walk into a telephone pole because of a boy.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time

“Well, it's simple to love someone," she said. "But it's hard to know when you need to say it out loud.”
― Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me

“I don't know. I just feel stuck, like I'm afraid to take any steps, in case they're the wrong ones.”
― Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me

“Pajamas are good for the soul.”
― Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me