Dunia Toledo > Dunia's Quotes

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
― Jorge Luis Borges

“I have a right to know your true name.”
“You have a right to nothing of mine that isn’t freely given.”
― Elise Kova, A Deal with the Elf King

“One cannot hold respect with the familiar. We forget our boundaries. We forget our boundaries with familiar people, too.”
― Sarah Henning, Sea Witch

“Lira?” she asks. “What do they sing where you’re from?”
For some reason, Lira finds this amusing.
“Nothing you would appreciate.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“If your only instrument is a sword, then you will always strike at your problems.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“There will no longer be so many pleasant things to look at if responsible people do not do something about the unpleasant ones.”
― Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time

“If your head is in my bed, everything in it is my business”
― Jessica Gadziala, The Sex Surrogate

“No one could genuinely, no bullshite, say the word 'forever' without mostly lying. Since not a fucking one of us knows what our future holds, if forever is a word we even have the right to offer someone.”
― Jessica Gadziala, Adler

“He thumbed quickly through the ledger and said, “When people see a cripple walking down the street, leaning on his cane, what do they feel?” Wylan looked away. People always did when Kaz talked about his limp, as if he didn’t know what he was or how the world saw him. “They feel pity. Now, what do they think when they see me coming?”
Wylan’s mouth quirked up at the corner. “They think they’d better cross the street.”
Kaz tossed the ledger back in the safe. “You’re not weak because you can’t read. You’re weak because you’re afraid of people seeing your weakness. You’re letting shame decide who you are.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“We were not made to please princes.”
― Leigh Bardugo, The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic

“The trap is loneliness, and none of us escapes it. Not even me.”
― Leigh Bardugo, The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic

“I would have come for you. And if I couldn't walk, I'd crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we'd fight our way out together-knives drawn, pistols blazing. Because that's what we do. We never stop fighting.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“You don’t look like a monster.”
“I’ll tell you a secret, Hanna. The really bad monsters never look like monsters.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“Truth means something different when it's given freely.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Wonder Woman: Warbringer

“Because you never run when you're scared.
Unless that's the smartest thing to do.”
― Thea Harrison, Night's Honor

“If there are bullets, I’m between you and them. If you get taken, I’m hunting you down till my last breath. And if you end up in hell, I’ll storm the fucking place until the fires go out.”
― Rebecca Zanetti, Mercury Striking

“I knew nothing about love. But it took six kisses to get from his mouth to his ear. Nine, ear to collarbone. Sixteen, collarbone to hipbone. And sometimes, when he was tired, he was ticklish right there in that hollow. No, I knew nothing about love. But I swear all I wanted to do for the rest of my life was lie on his chest, stealing his warmth, feeling him trace shapes into my hip. I wanted to slip my fingers in between his. There were seventeen scars on his hands. I wanted to know the story of every last one.”
― Jessica Gadziala, Monster

“She deserves better,” Mercury said for Lead’s ears only.
Lead shook his head and looked into Mercury’s eyes angrily.
“But she wants you. So just be good enough to deserve her for once.”
― Terry Bolryder, Aquamarine

“He hands me a tissue, and I realize he has a packet in his messenger bag for his trip. “Do you have allergies?”
“No, I have a daughter who’s sad, so I stocked up.”
― Lauren Blakely, Unzipped

“Trez blew out his breath. “You know what my fantasy is? It ain’t porn. It’s good news. For once in my fucking life, I’d love to have some good news.”
― J.R. Ward, The Shadows

“¿Crees que quiero decir esto? ¡Jesucristo, Trez, te amo! ¡No quiero que estés con alguna otra mujer, nunca! ¡Quiero que te sientes en una esquina y me llores hasta que mueras! ¡No quiero que veas el sol o la luna o disfrutes otra comida o que tengas un buen sueño! ¡Quiero perseguirte el resto de tu vida, hasta que donde quiera que vayas y a todos con quien hables, todo lo que puedas ver sea mi fantasma, porque entonces sabré que no me has olvidado!
¿Quieres saber lo que es la muerte? Te diré lo que es: la muerte es que los vivos te olviden. ¡Como era tu aroma y como lucías, como se escuchaba tu voz, como te reías! Incluso si hay un más allá. Mi muerte va a ser que tú sigas sin mí hasta que no puedas recordar el color de mis ojos o qué tan largo era mi cabello.”
― J.R. Ward, The Shadows

“There is not always a good guy. Nor is there always a bad one. Most people are somewhere in between.”
― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

“I love you. You are my heart beating outside of my chest. I don’t care who you are mated to, or whether they have blond hair or black hair, blue or green eyes, male or female parts—as long as you are happy, that’s all I worry about. I want for you what you want for yourself. I love you, Blaylock—I love you.”
― J.R. Ward, Lover at Last

“Perdóname, Dios. Porque estoy a punto de pecar.”
― Olivia Cunning, Wicked Beat

“Es de los demás de los que hay que tener miedo, de los que te dejan adivinar hacia qué lado están mirando. Ésos son los que siempre miran en la dirección contraria a la que tú te imaginas.”
― Almudena Grandes, Malena es un nombre de tango

“Esto es una ratonera. Cómoda, soleada, con vistas al mar, eso sí, pero una ratonera, quizás la mejor, y precisamente por eso, una de las peores.”
― Almudena Grandes, Malena es un nombre de tango

“You cannot say 'no' to the people you love, not often. That's the secret. And then when you do, it has to sound like a 'yes'. Or you have to make them say 'no.' You have to take time and trouble.”
― Mario Puzo, The Godfather

“Tom, don't let anybody kid you. It's all personal, every bit of business. Every piece of shit every man has to eat every day of his life is personal. They call it business. OK. But it's personal as hell. You know where I learned that from? The Don. My old man. The Godfather. If a bolt of lightning hit a friend of his the old man would take it personal. He took my going into the Marines personal. That's what makes him great. The Great Don. He takes everything personal Like God. He knows every feather that falls from the tail of a sparrow or however the hell it goes? Right? And you know something? Accidents don't happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult.”
― Mario Puzo, The Godfather

“You are someone who is different, but who wants to be the same as everyone else. And that in my view is a serious illness. God chose you to be different. Why are you disappointing God with this kind of attitude?”
― Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides to Die

“Haven't you learned anything, not even with the approach of death? Stop thinking all the time that you're in the way, that you're bothering the person next to you. If people don't like it, they can complain. And if they don't have the courage to complain, that's their problem”
― Paulo Coelho, Veronika Decides to Die