Enchanted Inkwells > Enchanted's Quotes

“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

“I hadn’t realized that music could unlock things in you, could transport you to somewhere even the composer hadn’t predicted. It left an imprint in the air around you, as if you carried its remnants with you when you went.”
― Jojo Moyes, Me Before You

“I think a lot, but I don't say much.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

“You can be lonely even when you are loved by many people, since you are still not anybody's one and only.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

“There's only one rule you need to remember: laugh at everything and forget everybody else! It sounds egotistical, but it's actually the only cure for those suffering from self-pity.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

“The things that frighten us just want to be held.”
― Mark Nepo, Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close to What Is Sacred

“Let's carpe the hell out of this diem.”
― Alexandra Bracken, The Darkest Minds

“What's a dementor?"
I mean, I can't even. "Nora, you are no longer my sister."
"So it's some Harry Potter thing," she says.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“The way I feel about him is like a heartbeat -- soft and persistent, underlying everything.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“He talked about the ocean between people. And how the whole point of everything is to find a shore worth swimming to.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“I mean, I feel secure in my masculinity, too. Being secure in your masculinity isn't the same as being straight.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“I’m too busy trying not to be in love with someone who isn’t real.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“He tells me to pick the music. I’m not sure if he knows that handing me his iPod is like handing me the window to his soul.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“I take a sip of my beer, and it's - I mean, it's just astonishingly disgusting. I don't think I was expecting it to taste like ice cream, but holy fucking hell. People lie and get fake IDs and sneak into bars, and for this? I honestly think I'd rather make out with Bieber. The dog. Or Justin.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“The closest thing I’ve ever had to a journal is probably you.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“People are shameless when it comes to cake. It's a beautiful thing to see.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“It feels like we’re the last survivors of a zombie apocalypse. Wonder Woman and a gay dementor. It doesn’t bode well for the survival of the species.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“It's strange because in reality, I'm not the leading guy. Maybe I'm the best friend. I guess I didn't think of myself as interesting until I was interesting to Blue.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“He kisses like Elliott Smith sings.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“I can’t even help it. There’s just this thread of anticipation that I can’t seem to quell. So when the school day ends and nothing extraordinary has happened, it’s a tiny heartbreak. It’s like eleven o’clock on the night of your birthday, when you realize no one’s throwing you a surprise party after all.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“It’s weird, because Blue’s emails used to be this extra thing that was separate from my actual life. But now I think maybe the emails are my life. Everything else sort of feels like I’m slogging through a dream.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“Kinder than is necessary. Because it's not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“If every person in this room made it a rule that wherever you are, whenever you can, you will try to act a little kinder than is necessary - the world really would be a better place. And if you do this, if you act just a little kinder than is necessary, someone else, somewhere, someday, may recognize in you, in every single one of you, the face of God.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“Sometimes I think my head is so big because it is so full of dreams”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“The best way to measure how much you've grown isn't by inches or the number of laps you can now run around the track, or even your grade point average-- though those things are important, to be sure. It's what you've done with your time, how you've chosen to spend your days, and whom you've touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind. - Dr Wayne W. Dyer”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“AUGUST PULLMAN'S PRECEPT
Everyone deserves a standing ovation because we all overcometh the world. --Auggie”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“...your deeds are like your monuments. Built with memories instead of stone.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

“AMOS CONTI'S PRECEPT
Don't try too hard to be cool. It always shows, and that's uncool.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder