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  1. Only in silence the word, only in dark the light, only in dying life. Ursula K. Le Guin
  2. To hear, one must be silent. Ursula K. Le Guin
  3. When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow. Ursula K. Le Guin
  4. You thought, as a boy, that a mage is one who can do anything. So I thought, once. So did we all. Ursula K. Le Guin
  5. It is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done. Terry Pratchett
  6. The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head. Terry Pratchett
  7. Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time. Terry Pratchett
  8. Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom. Terry Pratchett
  9. Coward you may be, but you're here, which is more than can be said for a lot of people who think they're… Terry Pratchett
  10. Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one. Terry Pratchett
  11. It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it. Terry Pratchett
  12. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his… Terry Pratchett
  13. Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. Terry Pratchett
  14. The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think… Terry Pratchett
  15. There's no grays, only white that's got grubby. We're all on the same side. Terry Pratchett
  16. Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you. Terry Pratchett
  17. If you trust in yourself and believe in your dreams and follow your star, you'll still get beaten by… Terry Pratchett
  18. Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to. Terry Pratchett
  19. You're going to have new adventures, and most importantly, you're going to make new mistakes. Neil Gaiman
  20. Make good art. Make it on the good days too. Neil Gaiman
  21. The price of getting what you want is getting what you once wanted. Neil Gaiman
  22. Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly. Neil Gaiman
  23. Hopes are not lies because they fail to come true. Neil Gaiman
  24. A book is a dream that you hold in your hand. Neil Gaiman
  25. Nobody is ever finished. We are all works in progress. Neil Gaiman
  26. Memories are our reservoir of strength. Neil Gaiman
  27. The man who fears losing has already lost. George R.R. Martin
  28. Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. George R.R. Martin
  29. When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives. George R.R. Martin
  30. The greatest fools are ofttimes more clever than the men who laugh at them. George R.R. Martin
  31. A bruise is a lesson, and each lesson makes us better. George R.R. Martin
  32. Why is it always the innocents who suffer most, when you high lords play your game of thrones? George R.R. Martin
  33. Laughter is poison to fear. George R.R. Martin
  34. Every flight begins with a fall. George R.R. Martin
  35. Duty is heavier than a mountain, death lighter than a feather. Robert Jordan
  36. The choices we make are the responsibility we bear. Robert Jordan
  37. It is not always possible to have what you want, but you can try. Robert Jordan
  38. Run when you have to, fight when you must, rest when you can. Robert Jordan
  39. The flame and the void. Become one with the bow, the arrow, the target. Robert Jordan
  40. Always plan for the worst, that way all your surprises are pleasant ones. Robert Jordan
  41. We have to be all those difficult things like cheerful and kind and curious and patient. Philip Pullman
  42. Being a practiced liar doesn't mean you have a powerful imagination. Many good liars have no imagination… Philip Pullman
  43. Tell them stories. They need the truth. You must tell them true stories. Philip Pullman
  44. We shouldn't live as if death mattered more than life. Philip Pullman
  45. A heart's a heavy burden. Diana Wynne Jones
  46. You must look for things that mean more than what they are. Diana Wynne Jones
  47. Maybe I like the way I shrink. Diana Wynne Jones
  48. The best thing for being sad is to learn something. T.H. White
  49. Education is experience, and the essence of experience is self-reliance. T.H. White
  50. Perhaps we all give the best of our hearts uncritically to those who hardly think about us in return. T.H. White
  51. We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts. Madeleine L'Engle
  52. Believing takes practice. Madeleine L'Engle
  53. Only a fool is not afraid. Madeleine L'Engle
  54. A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness. Madeleine L'Engle
  55. The seeking counts more than the finding. Lloyd Alexander
  56. Is there worse evil than that which goes in the mask of good? Lloyd Alexander
  57. Can a magician kill a man by magic? A magician might, but a gentleman never could. Susanna Clarke
  58. The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite. Susanna Clarke
  59. May your Paths be safe, your Floors unbroken, and may the House fill your eyes with Beauty. Susanna Clarke
  60. I am noticing the patterns and the way that the World tends towards beauty. Susanna Clarke
  61. When we say the world has ended, it's usually a lie, because the planet is just fine. N.K. Jemisin
  62. You are not alone. You will never be alone again. N.K. Jemisin
  63. Home is what you take with you, not what you leave behind. N.K. Jemisin
  64. But you must remember, even at the lowest, that you are not nothing. N.K. Jemisin
  65. Suffering is like anything else. Live with it long enough, you learn to like the taste. Leigh Bardugo
  66. No mourners. No funerals. Leigh Bardugo
  67. When people say impossible, they usually mean improbable. Leigh Bardugo
  68. The heart is an arrow. It demands aim to land true. Leigh Bardugo
  69. She wasn't a lost thing. She wasn't broken. She was a wonder. Leigh Bardugo
  70. Greed may do your bidding, but death serves no man. Leigh Bardugo
  71. I would have come for you. And if I couldn't walk, I'd crawl to you. Leigh Bardugo
  72. Many boys will bring you flowers. But someday you'll meet a boy who will learn your favorite flower. Leigh Bardugo
  73. I would have stayed with you forever. It was you who left. V.E. Schwab
  74. Better to be a tiny fish free in the sea than a fat fish in a small bowl. V.E. Schwab
  75. Never pray to the gods that answer after dark. V.E. Schwab
  76. Power could rot a person through, like sugar rots a tooth. V.E. Schwab
  77. People aren't ever just one thing. V.E. Schwab
  78. I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still. V.E. Schwab
  79. You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul. Erin Morgenstern
  80. We're all stardust and stories. Erin Morgenstern
  81. Someone needs to learn how to change with the times. Erin Morgenstern
  82. The trouble with hands is that they will keep reaching out. Naomi Novik
  83. We always have the most beautiful things in the world to look forward to. Naomi Novik
  84. You learn, you survive, you keep going. Naomi Novik
  85. Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Andrzej Sapkowski
  86. People like to invent monsters and monstrosities. Then they seem less monstrous themselves. Andrzej Sapkowski
  87. Something ends, something begins. Andrzej Sapkowski
  88. If I'm to choose between one evil and another, I'd rather not choose at all. Andrzej Sapkowski
  89. You have to be realistic about these things. Joe Abercrombie
  90. Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it. Joe Abercrombie
  91. The past is done. The future is a fog. There's only one moment that you can really live in. Joe Abercrombie
  92. The difference between a good plan and a fantasy is paperwork and patience. Scott Lynch
  93. Some men rob you with a knife. Others rob you with a smile and a contract. Scott Lynch
  94. Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker? Garth Nix
  95. Everyone and everything has a time to die. Garth Nix
  96. Without fear there cannot be courage. Christopher Paolini
  97. The greatest enemy is one that has nothing to lose. Christopher Paolini
  98. It is not our abilities that define us, but how we choose to use them. Christopher Paolini
  99. Live long enough, and everything you love can be taken from you. But it is better to love than not. Christopher Paolini
  100. If you take a book with you on a journey, an odd thing happens. Cornelia Funke
  101. Stories never really end, even if the books like to pretend they do. Cornelia Funke
  102. When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching, they are your family. Jim Butcher
  103. Life is too short to spend hating other people. Jim Butcher
  104. Sometimes the most remarkable things seem commonplace. Jim Butcher
  105. You don't take a man's choices away from him. Whatever happens, the choices have to be his. Jim Butcher
  106. Everyone should be able to go to their own particular fountain of life. Michael Ende
  107. If you have a dream, you must protect it. People who can't dream, they want to take it from you. Michael Ende
  108. You doubt because you love truth. George MacDonald
  109. Past tears are present strength. George MacDonald
  110. To live at all is miracle enough. Mervyn Peake
  111. We are made who we are by the people we have known, the things we have done, the dreams we have held onto. Guy Gavriel Kay
  112. The wind does not break a tree that bends. Guy Gavriel Kay
  113. There will be water if God wills it. Stephen King
  114. You can't help what you feel, but you can help how you behave. Stephen King
  115. We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why. Stephen King
  116. Sooner or later, everything old is new again. Stephen King
  117. If you want to change the world, you should have studied politics. R.F. Kuang
  118. This is how it always begins. With a sound. R.F. Kuang
  119. She had survived. That was its own kind of triumph. R.F. Kuang
  120. There is nothing more terrifying to me than being misunderstood. Holly Black

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