

“But ultimately I do not believe that she was only matter. The rest of her must be recycled, too. I believe now that we are greater than the sum of our parts.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska

“Accroche-toi à tes rêves et fonce. Ne lâche pas. Remonte mille fois la montagne s'il le faut, puisque tu es si sûre que c'est de l'autre côté que tu dois aller. Peut-être que ce sera de l'autre côté de l'autre côté, derrière la montagne qui se trouve derrière la montagne. Qu'importe. Ne lâche pas, c'est là-bas que poussent tes rêves, sur le fil de l'horizon. Tu as peur ? Alors crie, hurle, chante à tue-tête. Va chercher cette gorgée d'air qui te manque. Ce feu qui te dévore, qui court dans tes veines, tu le sens ? Cette énergie qui couve en toi, cette impatience dans chacun de tes gestes ? Bien sûr que tu le sens. Accepte ce feu. Fais-en ton moteur.”
― À quoi rêvent les étoiles
― À quoi rêvent les étoiles

“Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay. (...)
The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach.”
― Ruin and Rising
The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach.”
― Ruin and Rising

“When you're given an opportunity to change your life, be ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The world doesn't give things, you take things.”
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

“There had been a time when words had been the only place he could find solace. No book ever lost patience with him or told him to sit still. When his tutors had thrown up their hands in frustration, it was the library that had taught Nikolai military history, strategy, chemistry, astronomy. Each spine had been an open door away whispering, Come in, come in. Here is the land you’ve never seen before. Here is a place to hide when you’re frightened, to play when you’re bored, to rest when the world seems unkind.”
― King of Scars
― King of Scars
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