Book Quotes to Live By & Pass On

"Sometimes you know something’s right, and sometimes you have to accept things happen for a..."

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:30:43 -0400

“Sometimes you know something’s right, and sometimes you have to accept things happen for a reason.”

- Nora Roberts, The Next Always

"But I have learned that you make your own happiness, that part of going for what you want means..."

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:00:22 -0500

““But I have learned that you make your own happiness, that part of going for what you want means losing something else. And when the stakes are high, the losses can be that much greater.””

- Emily Giffin, Something Borrowed

"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:52:03 -0500

““It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.””

- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

"Life is a series of pulls back and forth… A tension of opposites, like a pull on a rubber..."

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:49:23 -0500

““Life is a series of pulls back and forth… A tension of opposites, like a pull on a rubber band. Most of us live somewhere in the middle. A wrestling match…Which side win? Love wins. Love always wins.””

- Mitch Albom, Tuesdays With Morrie

"Love is the only thing that every soul brings to Earth with it."

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:00:20 -0500

““Love is the only thing that every soul brings to Earth with it.””

- Muhammad Ali, The Soul of A Butterfly

"When there is nothing, there is the possibility of everything."

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:10:15 -0500

““When there is nothing, there is the possibility of everything.””

- Ann Brashares, Sisterhood of Travelling Pants: Forever Blue

"Why not celebrate what you had rather than spending your time mourning its passing? There could be..."

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:07:48 -0500

““Why not celebrate what you had rather than spending your time mourning its passing? There could be joy in things that ended.””

- Ann Brashares, Sisterhood of Travelling Pants: Forever Blue

"There’s no such thing as ready,” she says, “There’s only willing."

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:14:26 -0500

““There’s no such thing as ready,” she says, “There’s only willing.””

- Rachel Cohn & David Levithan, Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist

"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re..."

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:09:58 -0500

“So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”

- Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie

"Sometimes people don’t understand the promises they’re making when they make them."

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 04:40:28 -0400

“Sometimes people don’t understand the promises they’re making when they make them.”

- John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

"That’s the thing about pain.. It demands to be felt."

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 04:38:27 -0400

“That’s the thing about pain.. It demands to be felt.”

- John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

"Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become..."

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 04:29:53 -0400

““Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.””

- John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

"Those awful things are survivable, because we are an indestructible as we believe ourselves to be"

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:01:00 -0400

““Those awful things are survivable, because we are an indestructible as we believe ourselves to be””

- John Green, Looking for Alaska

"I think you can only be truly mad at someone you really love."

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 12:44:00 -0400

“I think you can only be truly mad at someone you really love.”

- EL James, Fifty Shades Freed

"The key to a successful relationship isn’t just in the words, it’s in the choice of..."

Mon, 28 May 2012 16:01:00 -0400

“The key to a successful relationship isn’t just in the words, it’s in the choice of punctuation. When you’re in love with someone, a well-placed question mark can be the difference between bliss and disaster, and a deeply respected period or a cleverly inserted ellipsis can prevent all kinds of exclamations.”

- David Levithan, The Lover’s Dictionary

"‘There are things I miss.’ you said. ‘But if I didn’t have you, I’d..."

Mon, 28 May 2012 07:54:00 -0400

“‘There are things I miss.’ you said. ‘But if I didn’t have you, I’d miss more.’”

- David Levithan, The Lover’s Dictionary

"There are times when I worry that I’ve already lost myself. That is, that my self is so..."

Sun, 27 May 2012 21:44:00 -0400

“There are times when I worry that I’ve already lost myself. That is, that my self is so inseparable from being with you..”

- David Levithan, The Lover’s Dictionary

"Ethereal, adj. You leaned your head into mine, and I leaned my head into yours. Dancing cheek to..."

Sun, 27 May 2012 21:25:00 -0400

“

Ethereal, adj.

You leaned your head into mine, and I leaned my head into yours. Dancing cheek to cheek. Revolving slowly, eyes closed, heartbeat measure, nature’s hum. It lasted the length of an old song, and then we stopped, kissed and my heart stopped there, just like that.

”

- David Levithan, The Lover’s Dictionary

"And still, for all the jealousy, all the doubt, sometimes I will be struck with a kind of awe that..."

Sun, 27 May 2012 21:11:00 -0400

“And still, for all the jealousy, all the doubt, sometimes I will be struck with a kind of awe that we’re together. That someone like me could find someone like you - it renders me wordless.”

- David Levithan, The Lover’s Dictionary

"..and I don’t need you to say a word to know I an not leaving the room until you’re..."

Sun, 27 May 2012 21:08:00 -0400

“..and I don’t need you to say a word to know I an not leaving the room until you’re leaving it with me.”

- David Levithan, The Lover’s Dictionary