Zoe > Zoe's Quotes

“I wonder how long it would take for anyone to notice if I just stopped talking.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

“When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time. You'd be shocked at how many adults are really dead inside—walking through their days with no idea who they are, just waiting for a heart attack or cancer or a Mack truck to come along and finish the job. It's the saddest thing I know.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

“Who cares what the color means? How do you know what he meant to say? I mean, did he leave another book called "Symbolism in My Books?" If he didn't, then you could just be making all of this up. Does anyone really think this guy sat down and stuck all kinds of hidden meanings into his story? It's just a story.... But I think you are making all of this symbolism stuff up. I don't believe any of it.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

“To be free, a man must be free of his brothers. That is freedom. This and nothing else.”
― Ayn Rand, Anthem

“I guard my treasures: my thought, my will, my freedom. And the greatest of these is freedom.”
― Ayn Rand, Anthem

“You are damned, and we wish to share your damnation.”
― Ayn Rand, Anthem

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
― George Orwell, Animal Farm

“Several of them would have protested if they could have found the right arguments.”
― George Orwell, Animal Farm

“This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.”
― George Orwell, Animal Farm

“You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

“When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

“It's easier not to say anything. Shut your trap, button your lip, can it. All that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really wants to hear what you have to say.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

“Would you destroy Something perfect in order to make it beautiful?”
― Gerard Way

“I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints, the sinners are much more fun.”
― Billy Joel

“I'm just a man, not a hero. just a boy, who wants to sing this song.”
― Gerard Way