“It's too easy, you see, to get trapped in the past. The past is very seductive. People always talk about the mists of time, you know, but really it's the present that's in a mist, uncertain. The past is quite clear, and warm, and comforting. That's why people often get stuck there.”
― Mariana
― Mariana
“...Books can become worn and faded but never grow old. Miguel de Cervantes teaches that everyone, regardless of nobility or peasantry, is important. It's a message of hope, and what is life without hope? Do you agree, Angelina?"
Angelina thought of all she wanted to accomplish in life. "Hope is everything,”
― The Weight of Salt
Angelina thought of all she wanted to accomplish in life. "Hope is everything,”
― The Weight of Salt
“The most powerful words in the universe are the words you say to yourself.”
― Everything is Figureoutable
― Everything is Figureoutable
“It is not merely our adversaries we must investigate...We must always work to know ourselves better, too.”
― Greenglass House
― Greenglass House
“You don’t have to say anything.” He sat back in his chair. “I won’t. As always, words fail when you most want to say the right thing.” “People think they have to say something, and it never makes me feel better.” “I know. I’ve decided language isn’t as advanced as we think it is. We’re still apes trying to express our thoughts with grunts while most of what we want to communicate stays locked in our brains.” “This from the son of a literature professor?”
― Where the Forest Meets the Stars
― Where the Forest Meets the Stars
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