💬 Quotes
4,062 quotes from great books
"Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream."
— Cannery Rowby John Steinbeck
"It is a wonderful thing to be able to look at the world and see not just what it is, but what it might be if people were only a little more like themselves."
— Cannery Rowby John Steinbeck
"It is not a weakness to need someone. It is a strength to find the one person who makes you whole."
— Scarletby Marissa Meyer
"If you go through life expecting the worst, you're never disappointed. But you're also never surprised by the good."
— Scarletby Marissa Meyer
"We are all monsters to someone. The trick is to be the kind of monster that saves the world, rather than destroys it."
— Scarletby Marissa Meyer
"The truth is a dangerous thing, but it is the only thing worth dying for."
— Scarletby Marissa Meyer
"Whatever you’ve heard about Caraval, forget it. It’s not real. It’s more than real."
— Caravalby Stephanie Garber
"Welcome, welcome to Caraval! The grandest show on land or by sea. Inside you’ll experience more wonders than most people see in a lifetime."
— Caravalby Stephanie Garber
"Caraval is only a game. It is not real. Do not lose your heart to it, for those who do find themselves unable to leave."
— Caravalby Stephanie Garber
"Everyone has a darkness, Scarlett. It is the light that chooses to dwell in it that defines us."
— Caravalby Stephanie Garber
"Every person who steps foot in Caraval leaves a piece of themselves behind, whether they realize it or not."
— Caravalby Stephanie Garber
"I wanted to be the girl who got the boy, the girl who lived the happily-ever-after. I wanted to be the girl who deserved the soundtrack."
— Better Than the Moviesby Lynn Painter
"Maybe real life isn't a movie, but that doesn't mean it can't have its own kind of magic."
— Better Than the Moviesby Lynn Painter
"I’ve spent so much time waiting for the grand gesture that I almost missed the guy standing right in front of me."
— Better Than the Moviesby Lynn Painter
"It’s not about the perfect moment; it’s about the person you’re in the moment with."
— Better Than the Moviesby Lynn Painter
"Life isn't always a montage, but it's usually worth filming anyway."
— Better Than the Moviesby Lynn Painter
"They’re just taking the pieces of you and scattering them to the wind. You’re not dead, but you’re not alive, either. You’re just... unwound."
— Unwindby Neal Shusterman