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  • #1
    William Shakespeare
    “Love all, trust a few,
    Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy
    Rather in power than use; and keep thy friend
    Under thy own life's key: be check'd for silence,
    But never tax'd for speech.”
    William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well

  • #2
    William Shakespeare
    “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”
    William Shakespeare

  • #3
    William Shakespeare
    “Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”
    William Shakespeare, The Tempest

  • #4
    William Shakespeare
    “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
    William Shakespear, Hamlet

  • #5
    John Green
    “As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
    John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

  • #6
    We read to know we're not alone.
    “We read to know we're not alone.”
    William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play

  • #7
    James  Patterson
    “Basically, I have two speeds.... Hostile or smart-aleck. Your choice.”
    James Patterson, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

  • #8
    James  Patterson
    “Did you know that wasn’t me, the other Max?” I asked.
    “Yeah.”
    “When?”
    “Right away.”
    “How?” I persisted. “We look identical. She even had identical scars and scratches. She was wearing my clothes. How could you tell us apart?”
    He turned to me and grinned, making my world brighter. “She offered to cook breakfast.”
    James Patterson, School's Out—Forever

  • #9
    James  Patterson
    “Man, you weigh a freaking ton," he told me. "What've you been eating, rocks?"
    "Why, is your head missing some?" I croaked. His mouth almost quirked in a smile, and that's when I knew how upset he'd been”
    James Patterson, The Angel Experiment

  • #10
    James  Patterson
    “Yes!” said Fang, punching the air. “Freaks rule.”
    James Patterson, The Angel Experiment

  • #11
    James  Patterson
    “Can I come in?
    No! I'm in a towel!
    I'm blind!”
    James Patterson

  • #12
    James  Patterson
    “Because what’s worse than knowing you want something, besides knowing you can never have it?”
    James Patterson, The Angel Experiment

  • #13
    James  Patterson
    “You...are...a...fridge...with wings,' Fang ground out, punching an Eraser hard with every word. 'We're...freaking...ballet...dancers.”
    James Patterson, School's Out—Forever

  • #14
    James  Patterson
    “He could totally be your boyfriend," [Angel] went on with annoying persistance. "You guys could get married. I could be like a junior bridesmaid. Total could be your flower dog."
    "I'm only a kid!" I shrieked. "I can't get married!"
    "You could in New Hampshire."
    My mouth dropped open. How does she know this stuff? "Forget it! No one's getting married!" I hissed. "Not in New Hampshire or anywhere else! Not in a box, not with a fox! Now go to sleep, before I kill you!
    James Patterson, Max

  • #15
    James  Patterson
    “What I said yesterday didn't mean anything! I love everyone in the flock! Plus, it was the Valium talking!"
    "Uh-huh. You just keep telling yourself that. You looove me."
    Max: (tries to punch him)
    "Pick a tree. I'll go carve our initials in it."
    Max: (screams and runs into bathroom)”
    James Patterson, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

  • #16
    James  Patterson
    “Here's a freebie: Don't play poker with a kid who can read minds.”
    James Patterson, The Final Warning

  • #17
    James  Patterson
    “Max: "Fang! This is a huge break! Of course we should go check it out!"
    Fang: "But we're grounded."
    Max and Fang: (stare at each other for a second and burst out laughing)”
    James Patterson, School's Out—Forever

  • #18
    Veronica Roth
    “We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.”
    Veronica Roth, Divergent

  • #19
    Veronica Roth
    “Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.”
    Veronica Roth, Divergent

  • #20
    Veronica Roth
    “I might be in love with you." He smiles a little. "I'm waiting until I'm sure to tell you, though.”
    Veronica Roth, Divergent

  • #21
    Veronica Roth
    “Peter would probably throw a party if I stopped breathing.'

    'Well,' he says, 'I would only go if there was cake.”
    Veronica Roth, Divergent

  • #22
    Veronica Roth
    “I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.”
    Veronica Roth, Divergent

  • #23
    Veronica Roth
    “I have something I need to tell you," he says. I run my fingers along the tendons in his hands and look back at him. "I might be in love with you." He smiles a little. "I'm waiting until I'm sure to tell you, though."
    "That's sensible of you," I say, smiling too. "We should find some paper so you can make a list or a chart or something."
    I feel his laughter against my side, his nose sliding along my jaw, his lips pressing my ear.
    "Maybe I'm already sure," he says, "and I just don't want to frighten you."
    I laugh a little. "Then you should know better."
    "Fine," he says. "Then I love you.”
    Veronica Roth, Divergent

  • #24
    Veronica Roth
    “A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.”
    Veronica Roth, Divergent

  • #25
    Veronica Roth
    “I am selfish. I am brave.”
    Veronica Roth, Divergent

  • #26
    Veronica Roth
    “Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up”
    Veronica Roth, Divergent

  • #27
    Veronica Roth
    “Politeness is deception in pretty packaging.”
    Veronica Roth, Divergent

  • #28
    Veronica Roth
    “Moths," repeats Will. "You're afraid of moths?"

    "Not just a cloud of moths," she says, "like...a swarm of them. Everywhere. All those wings and legs and..." She shudders and shakes her head.

    "Terrifying," Will says with mock seriousness. "That's my girl. Tough as cotton balls."

    "Oh, Shut up.”
    Veronica Roth, Divergent

  • #29
    Robert Frost
    “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
    Robert Frost

  • #30
    Robert Frost
    “These woods are lovely, dark and deep,
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.”
    Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening



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