Quotes - Petal (petalish) (Sydney, NSW, Australia) Showing 1-30 of 68

#1

“Don't let the bastards grind you down.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

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#2

“The wolf does not pity the lamb. The storm begs no forgiveness of the drowned.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

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#3

“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
― Anton Chekhov

tags: broken-glass, glass, moon, moonshine, show-don-t-tell, writing

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#4

“Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale

tags: education

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#5

“Beauty you're born with, but brains you earn.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

tags: beauty, brains

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#6

“You've got the look of a girl who's no stranger to the page. I can tell. You've got words in your soul.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

tags: book, bookworm, girl, read, reading, soul, words

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#7

“I appear to have misplaced the fucks I give for what you think.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

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#8

“The brighter the light, the deeper the shadow.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

tags: light, mercurio, shadow

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#9

“The books we love, they love us back. And just as we mark our places in the pages, those pages leave their marks on us. I can see it in you, sure as I see it in me. You're a daughter of the words. A girl with a story to tell.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

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#10

“When all is bood, blood is all.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

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#11

“Cock is just another word for 'fool.' But you call someone a cunt, well..." The girl smiled. "You're implying a sense of malice there. An intent. Malevolent and self-aware. Don't think I name Consul Scaeva a cunt to gift him insult. Cunts have brains, Don Tric. Cunts have teeth. Someone calls you a cunt, you take it as a compliment. As a sign that folks believe you're not to be lightly fucked with.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

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#12

“Never flinch" A cold whisper in her ear. "Never fear. And never, ever forget.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

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#13

“Here is truth, gentlefriends: when in doubt, it’s best to be polite when dealing with lunatics.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

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#14

“All power comes with a tithe.”
― Jay Kristoff, Nevernight

tags: drusilla

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#15

“She'd grown up inside books. No matter how dark life became, shutting out the hurt was as easy as opening a cover. A child of murdered parents and a failed rebellion, she'd still walked in the boots of scholars and warriors, queens and conquerors.

The heavens grant us only one life, but through books, we live a thousand.”
― Jay Kristoff, Godsgrave

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#16

“Conquer your fear, and you can conquer the world.”
― Jay Kristoff, Godsgrave

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#17

“The heavens grant us only one life, but through books, we live a thousand." - Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff”
― Jay Kristoff, Godsgrave

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#18

“The storm begs no forgiveness of the drowned.”
― Jay Kristoff, Godsgrave

tags: red-church-mantra

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#19

“That's the power of words; twenty six little letter can paint a whole universe”
― Jay Kristoff, Godsgrave

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#20

“You can keep the glory. I'm just here for the blood.”
― Jay Kristoff, Godsgrave

tags: mia-corvere

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#21

“Silver at her throat. Stone at her feet. Iron in her heart.”
― Jay Kristoff, Godsgrave

tags: mia-corvere

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#22

“We have a saying in Vaan," Byern replied.
"In every breath, hope abides."
(...)
"Just keep breathing, little Crow.”
― Jay Kristoff, Godsgrave

tags: breath, godsgrave, hope, keep-breathing, nevernight-chronicles

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#24

“When you take a person out of the world, you don't just take them, do you? You take everything they were, too.”
― Jay Kristoff, Godsgrave

tags: arena, death, fights, life, memories

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#25

“Brave doesn't mean you're not scared. It means you go on even though you're scared.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give

tags: bravery, fear, overcoming, persistence

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#26

“What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn't be?”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give

tags: black-lives-matter, racism

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#27

“It's dope to be black until it's hard to be black.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give

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#28

“Pac said Thug Life stood for 'The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody'.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give

tags: inspirational, thug-life, tupac

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#29

“You can destroy wood and brick, but you can't destroy a movement.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give

tags: racism-prejudice

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#30

“Intentions always look better on paper than in reality.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give

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#31

“It’s not about what I say, right? It’s what I do that matters here.”
― Amie Kaufman, Gemina

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