Emily > Emily's Quotes

“I didn’t know what was worse: to have your shot and screw it up, or to never have had a shot in the first place.”
― Danielle Paige, Dorothy Must Die

“The moon understands what it means to be human. Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

“Is falling in love with someone’s story the same thing as falling in love with the person himself?”
― Ally Condie, Matched

“It is one thing to make a choice and it is another thing to never have the chance.”
― Ally Condie, Matched

“Once you want something, everything changes.”
― Ally Condie, Matched

“One step at a time, one day at a time, just today, just this day to get through.”
― Linda Sue Park, A Long Walk to Water

“Her eyes hold the pale moon in them, the way a still pond holds stars.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan

“One of the secrets of the universe was that our instincts were sometimes stronger than our minds.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“I didn’t think it was my job to accept what everyone said I was and who I should be.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“If we studied birds, maybe we could learn to be free.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“Fun fact, Jackson. You can't see sound waves, but you can hear music.”
― Katherine Applegate, Crenshaw

“And right then I knew, the way you know that it’s going to rain long before the first drop splatters on your nose, that something was about to change.”
― Katherine Applegate, Crenshaw

“You only get one life. It's actually your duty to live it as fully as possible.”
― Jojo Moyes, Me Before You

“Push yourself. Don't Settle. Just live well. Just LIVE.”
― Jojo Moyes, Me Before You

“Some mistakes... Just have greater consequences than others. But you don't have to let the result of one mistake be the thing that defines you. You, Clark, have the choice not to let that happen.”
― Jojo Moyes, Me Before You

“Live boldly. Push yourself. Don't settle.”
― Jojo Moyes, Me Before You

“Challenge yourself a bit.”
― Jojo Moyes, Me Before You

“Humans. Rats have bigger hearts. Roaches have kinder souls. Flies have—”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan

“Humans waste words. They toss them like banana peels and leave them to rot. Everyone knows the peels are the best part.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan

“Humans. Sometimes they make chimps look smart.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan

“Human can surprise you sometimes. An unpredictable species, Homo sapiens”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan

“Humans. Rats have bigger hearts. Roaches have kinder souls. Flies have-”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan

“Humans speak too much. They chatter like chimps, crowding the world with their noise even when they have nothing to say.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan

“It’s not so bad, I wanted to tell the little boy. With enough time, you can get used to almost anything.”
― Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan