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We are all the same, breathing and bleeding, beating hearts and working minds. Victoria Aveyard
Rise, red as the dawn. Victoria Aveyard
Even the most beautiful things can be broken. Victoria Aveyard
Whatever you've heard about Caraval, it doesn't compare to the reality. Remember, it's only a game. Stephanie Garber
She imagined hope was like a fire: it gave you warmth and life, but if you weren't careful, it would burn you. Stephanie Garber
People weren't pictures or maps. They were full of more than just lines and colors. Stephanie Garber
Sometimes magic is just about believing. Stephanie Garber
Be sure. Because you don't get to be unsure. Not about this. Seanan McGuire
For us, the places we went were home. We didn't care if they were good or evil or neutral or what. We… Seanan McGuire
You're nobody's rainbow. You're nobody's princess. You're nobody's doorway but your own. Seanan McGuire
Hope is a knife that can cut through the foundations of the world. Seanan McGuire
When the day shall come that we do part, if my last words are not 'I love you,' ye'll ken it was because I… Diana Gabaldon
You are mine. Mine. And I willna share ye, with anyone. Diana Gabaldon
Ye are Blood of my Blood, and Bone of my Bone. I give ye my Body, that we Two might be One. Diana Gabaldon
Courage shared is courage doubled. Diana Gabaldon
The past does not change. Only our knowledge of it. Diana Gabaldon
We carry our histories with us, the good and the bad. Deborah Harkness
Fear and desire. They keep us tethered to the world. Deborah Harkness
You can't choose your family, but you can choose to love them. Deborah Harkness
Victory was not so simple a thing as winning. Naomi Novik
Loyalty was a thing earned, not commanded. Naomi Novik
You do not need to be perfect to be brave. Naomi Novik
We do not always get to choose the part we play. Naomi Novik
The world is full of people who will tell you what you can't do. Don't be one of them. T. Kingfisher
Bravery is just fear that has said its prayers. T. Kingfisher
Being magic is the worst. Trust me. You don't want it. Rainbow Rowell
You don't have to be a hero. You just have to be brave enough to try. Rainbow Rowell
Simon, you are the most powerful magician anyone's ever known. But that doesn't mean anything if you don't… Rainbow Rowell
Magic is no replacement for kindness. Tamora Pierce
Power that is shared is power that grows. Tamora Pierce
You're not weak. You just haven't found your strength yet. Mercedes Lackey
A hero is someone who steps up when everyone else steps back. Brandon Mull
Worrying is like a rocking chair: it keeps you busy but gets you nowhere. Brandon Mull
Knowledge is most powerful when it is shared. Brandon Mull
There is always a price for power. Garth Nix
Even broken things can be mended, if you have the patience. Garth Nix
A book is a door. Beyond it lies another world. Cornelia Funke
Fear and courage are brothers. Cornelia Funke
When we read, another person thinks for us: we merely repeat his mental process. Jonathan Stroud
Death is the great equalizer. It comes for kings and beggars alike. Jonathan Stroud
Just because you make a mistake doesn't mean you are a mistake. Brandon Sanderson
Children make their own freedom, no matter what their parents do. Robert Jordan
The flame of hope is small, but it does not go out. Robert Jordan
We can't go back and undo what we've done. We can only go forward. Robert Jordan
Build a man a fire and you keep him warm for a day; teach him to fear failure and you keep him trying forever. Terry Pratchett
In the dark, the brightest stars are the ones we make ourselves. Terry Pratchett
A change is as good as a rest, they say. The trouble is, it's also as tiring. Terry Pratchett
To rule, you must first learn to serve. Ursula K. Le Guin
Things don't have purposes, as if the universe were a machine, where every part has a useful function. Ursula K. Le Guin
Picture the people who have helped you to become the person you are now. Hold their faces in your mind. Neil Gaiman
Wear your failures as a badge of honor. They mean you tried. Neil Gaiman
Only you can decide what breaks you. Not the world, not the people in it. You. Sarah J. Maas
Why fly when you can soar. Sarah J. Maas
There is something to be said for endurance. Leigh Bardugo
The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with caution. Leigh Bardugo
Magic was not something you possessed. It was something you let pass through you. V.E. Schwab
We are all stories in the end. Make yours a good one. V.E. Schwab
It is wonderful how quickly you get used to things, even the most astonishing. E. Nesbit
Everyone has inside of them a piece of good news. The good news is you don't know how great you can be. E. Nesbit
That is the way to learn the most: when you are doing something with such enjoyment that you don't notice… E. Nesbit
When we are out of sympathy with the young, then our work in this world is over. George MacDonald
Hope and trust enough, and the dark will become light. George MacDonald
Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive. Edith Pattou
A wise woman knows that the world will not bend to her will, so she learns to bend with it. Katherine Arden
Do not weep for what is lost. Make something new with what remains. Katherine Arden
Even the longest night ends in dawn. Samantha Shannon
A leader must be willing to do what others will not. Samantha Shannon
We are all hostages to fate, and the only question is what ransom we are willing to pay. Mark Lawrence
A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. Mark Lawrence
The past is a foreign country, and they don't welcome visitors. Joe Abercrombie
Better to do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense. Joe Abercrombie
A plan is just a list of things that don't happen. Scott Lynch
Honesty is overrated. Sincerity is the key. If you can fake that, you've got it made. Scott Lynch
Sometimes, the only way forward is through the dark. Ransom Riggs
We cling to our fairy tales until the price for believing in them becomes too high. Ransom Riggs
I used to dream about escaping my ordinary life, but my life was never ordinary. Ransom Riggs
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist. Ransom Riggs
Strange was relative. Ransom Riggs
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn't. John Green
The pain demands to be felt, and so we feel it. John Green
A fragile thing, this map. A single guide through the wilderness of a life. Erin Morgenstern
Stories live forever, but storytellers do not. Erin Morgenstern
Tell yourself a different story, and you start to become a different person. Madeline Miller
Glory, like beauty, fades. Madeline Miller
Each of us must walk through our own fire. Brandon Sanderson
The thing about climbing is that you can't rush it. One handhold at a time. Brandon Sanderson
Words are where most change begins. Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes, our hope is not in what we can do, but in who we can become. Brandon Sanderson
It is not the burden that breaks you; it is the way you carry it. Brandon Sanderson
Even the wise cannot see all ends, but they can choose the next right thing. Brandon Sanderson
Stories are how we survive what we cannot otherwise bear. Terry Pratchett
We are all stories, in the end. Make sure yours is worth telling. Terry Pratchett
Kindness is a kind of magic that anyone can learn. Terry Pratchett
A library is the closest thing to a time machine we have. Terry Pratchett
The first step on any journey is admitting you are not where you want to be. Terry Pratchett
Begin where you are. There is no other place to start. Ursula K. Le Guin
Each day is a country. You travel through it once and never return. Ursula K. Le Guin
Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. Ursula K. Le Guin
The end of suffering is not the absence of pain, but the presence of meaning. Robin Hobb
We are shaped as much by the doors we close as by the ones we open. Robin Hobb
Old wounds can heal, but the scars remind us we survived. Robin Hobb
Hope is a seed. It only needs a little light to grow. Sarah J. Maas
Even a broken sword can guard a heart. Sarah J. Maas
The bravest thing you can do is keep going when you want to stop. Leigh Bardugo
A wound that heals crooked is still a wound that healed. Leigh Bardugo
There is no shame in starting over. It is the only way most things begin. Leigh Bardugo
Your scars are proof that you were stronger than whatever tried to break you. Tahereh Mafi
I am not afraid of the dark anymore. I have learned to make my own light. Tahereh Mafi
The world is unkind to those who hope, but hope anyway. Sabaa Tahir
Courage is a fire that warms others even as it burns in you. Sabaa Tahir
A man who has nothing can still have honor. Pierce Brown
We are not made by the gods. We make ourselves. Pierce Brown
Forgiveness is not a gift to the one who wronged you. It is a gift to yourself. Marie Lu
Every ending is a new beginning waiting to be named. Marie Lu
The night is darkest before the dawn, but the dawn always comes. V.E. Schwab
We do not get to choose how we start, only how we go on. V.E. Schwab
Believe in the story you are telling yourself, and make it a brave one. Laini Taylor
Wishes are the seeds of the lives we have not yet dared to live. Laini Taylor
Family is not always those who share your blood, but those who share your battles. Rick Riordan
Half-bloods learn fast: the world is not fair, but you fight anyway. Rick Riordan

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