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"You spend your life waiting for something to happen, and when it finally does, you’re not prepared for the way it feels to be alive."
— Shiverby Maggie Stiefvater
"I think that’s the problem with people who are never lonely: they don’t know how to keep themselves company."
— Shiverby Maggie Stiefvater
"We are all just a collection of stories, and some of them are meant to be kept in the dark."
— Shiverby Maggie Stiefvater
"Kinder than is necessary. Because it's not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed."
— Wonderby R. J. Palacio
"I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives."
— Wonderby R. J. Palacio
"Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness."
— Wonderby R. J. Palacio
"The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they've died. They're called gravesites, epitaphs, monuments, memorials. We people need to remember."
— Wonderby R. J. Palacio
"Everyone deserves a standing ovation because we all overcometh the world."
— Wonderby R. J. Palacio
"When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind."
— Wonderby R. J. Palacio
"Knygos turi savo gyvenimą, tik reikia mokėti jÄÆ pažadinti."
— RaÅ”alo Å”irdisby Cornelia Funke
"Kartais atrodo, kad knygos pačios pasirenka, kada ir kam atsiverti."
— RaÅ”alo Å”irdisby Cornelia Funke
"Žodžiai yra pavojingi. Jie gali pakeisti pasaulÄÆ, jei tik turi pakankamai drąsos juos iÅ”tarti balsu."
— RaÅ”alo Å”irdisby Cornelia Funke
"Juk knygose visada viskas baigiasi geriau nei tikrame gyvenime, ar ne?"
— RaÅ”alo Å”irdisby Cornelia Funke
"Nėra nieko baisiau už tai, kai tavo mėgstamiausi herojai atgyja ir pasirodo esą visai kitokie, nei ÄÆsivaizdavai."
— RaÅ”alo Å”irdisby Cornelia Funke
"Skaityti – tai vaduotis iÅ” savo pasaulio ir klajoti po kitą, kurÄÆ sukÅ«rė kažkieno kito vaizduotė."
— RaÅ”alo Å”irdisby Cornelia Funke
"I’m not a detective. I’m just a girl who decided to do something, and now I’m in too deep to stop."
— A Good Girl's Guide to Murderby Holly Jackson
"That’s the thing about stories; once they’re told, they’re set in stone. But the truth? The truth is a moving target."
— A Good Girl's Guide to Murderby Holly Jackson
"Everyone in this town has a secret, Pip. Some are just better at hiding them than others."
— A Good Girl's Guide to Murderby Holly Jackson
"If you don't look for the answers, you'll never find them. And if you never find them, how can you ever be sure who you really are?"
— A Good Girl's Guide to Murderby Holly Jackson
"I’m not doing this for you. I’m doing this because I can’t stand the idea that the wrong person might have been blamed for something they didn't do."
— A Good Girl's Guide to Murderby Holly Jackson