💬 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
"I’m not a damsel in distress. I’m a pilot."
Scarletby Marissa Meyer
"They say that memories are dreams we've already lived."
Scarletby Marissa Meyer
"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
"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than the things I haven't."
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