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There's no grays, only white that's got grubby. Sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Terry Pratchett
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. Terry Pratchett
Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds… Terry Pratchett
Everything starts somewhere, though many physicists disagree. Terry Pratchett
Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind. Terry Pratchett
They were the sort of stars that made you realize how big the dark is. Terry Pratchett
It's still magic even if you know how it's done. Terry Pratchett
It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. Patrick Rothfuss
The truth is, I was a arrogant young man in some ways. But I had reason to be. Patrick Rothfuss
A small kindness can mean more than a grand gesture made too late. Patrick Rothfuss
Only in silence the word, only in dark the light, only in dying life: bright the hawk's flight on the… Ursula K. Le Guin
You thought, as a boy, that a mage is one who can do anything. So I thought, once. So did we all. And the… Ursula K. Le Guin
You will die. You will not live forever. Nor will any man nor any thing. Nothing is immortal. But only to… Ursula K. Le Guin
It's the gnarled and twisted tree that survives the storm. Robert Jordan
To stand is to fight, and to fight is to live. Robert Jordan
It is a terrible thing to need a friend and realize you do not have one. Robin Hobb
We are all the multiple things that the days and the world have made us. Robin Hobb
Pain has a way of forcing the mind into the present. Robin Hobb
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils. Robin Hobb
Change can be sudden and irrevocable. Robin Hobb
You cannot stop loving someone just because they hurt you. Robin Hobb
When everyone knows you're a monster, you needn't waste time doing every monstrous thing. Leigh Bardugo
Suffering is cheap as clay and twice as common. What matters is what each man makes of it. Leigh Bardugo
She'd laughed, and if you could laugh, you still had something. Leigh Bardugo
Names are not important. It's what lies inside of you that matters. Sarah J. Maas
A library was a place to be still, and a place to find quiet, and a place where, like an in a dream, you… Sarah J. Maas
You do not have to be afraid here. You do not have to be afraid anymore. Sarah J. Maas
Pain is a reminder that we are alive, that we have something worth fighting for. Sarah J. Maas
I would rather die on an adventure than live standing still. V.E. Schwab
People are smarter than I give them credit for. The world is worse than I imagine it. V.E. Schwab
You cannot kill me in a way that matters. V.E. Schwab
Better to live with your choices than die regretting them. V.E. Schwab
It is sad, of course, to forget. But it is a lonely thing, to be forgotten. To remember when no one else does. V.E. Schwab
Ideas are wilder than memories. V.E. Schwab
We have the right, and the obligation, to tell old stories in our own ways. Neil Gaiman
Everybody has a secret world inside of them. Neil Gaiman
Dreams shape the world. Neil Gaiman
It is not the strength of the body, but the strength of the spirit. J.R.R. Tolkien
The wise speak only of what they know. J.R.R. Tolkien
Where there's life there's hope, and need of vittles. J.R.R. Tolkien
Still round the corner there may wait a new road or a secret gate. J.R.R. Tolkien
Onwards and upwards! To Narnia and the North! C.S. Lewis
I am a great fool. But you shall begin a new life with new comrades. C.S. Lewis
We must try not to sink beneath our anguish, but battle on. J.K. Rowling
If you want to be a new man you have to stay in new places, and do new things, with people who never knew… Joe Abercrombie
The thing about a good idea is that it does not become a bad idea just because you've been afraid to use it. Joe Abercrombie
It's a hard thing, to take that first step. But once you've taken it, the others come easier. Joe Abercrombie
No one can hurt you worse than you can hurt yourself. Joe Abercrombie
Hope is a fine thing for those that can afford it. Joe Abercrombie
Mercy and cowardice are the same. Joe Abercrombie
You can't change what's already happened. You can only carry it with you. Joe Abercrombie
The difference between you and a sack of stones is that the sack has the more developed sense of… Scott Lynch
We're a different sort of thieves, Lamora. Deceit and trickery are our tools. Scott Lynch
Some men rob you with a knife held to your throat. We rob you with smiles on our faces. Scott Lynch
Just once I would like something to go absolutely according to plan. Scott Lynch
People who fight with finesse don't pick fights with people who fight dirty. Scott Lynch
There are no men more dangerous than the ones with nothing left to lose. Mark Lawrence
It's not about the destination. The getting there is good for you. Mark Lawrence
Hold to the path that frightens you, for that is the one that leads forward. Mark Lawrence
Memories are dangerous things. You turn them over and over, until you know every touch and corner. Mark Lawrence
It is one thing to wash a wound, another to heal it. Mark Lawrence
The thing about a fight is that it doesn't care what you intended. Mark Lawrence
Trust is the most dangerous thing you can give a person. Mark Lawrence
We are the sum of all the choices we have made. R.A. Salvatore
Take pleasure in the small, simple things in life. It is the small things that build a life. R.A. Salvatore
There is no word for art, and there is no word for magic. The closest you can get is the word for making. R.A. Salvatore
Encased in the armor of pessimism, one's hopes are never crushed by failure. R.A. Salvatore
It is the heart that defines the man, not the strength of his arm. R.A. Salvatore
Treat life as we know it, breathe and live, and let go of those fears of an ending. R.A. Salvatore
A man with empty pockets and an open heart will always be richer than a man with full pockets and an empty… Raymond E. Feist
Strength of body is nothing compared to strength of will. Raymond E. Feist
The mind is your strongest weapon and your weakest point. David Eddings
A man does what he must, in spite of personal consequences. David Eddings
If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research. David Eddings
Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many. Tad Williams
Children are not frightened by stories in which people are killed; they are frightened by stories in which… Steven Erikson
The pursuit of truth is not nearly so important as the truth itself. Steven Erikson
Compassion is too often a private thing, and too often selfish. Steven Erikson
Everyone's life is a story, and every story is unique. Michael Ende
You have to do whatever you dream of doing. Michael Ende
If you want, the whole world can be your own story. Michael Ende
The time you have is yours to spend; spend it wisely. Michael Ende
To watch over time is to watch over the human heart. Michael Ende
It is not the destination but the journey that shapes us. Lloyd Alexander
The destiny of man is to unite, not to divide. T.H. White
Never run from anything immortal. It attracts their attention. Peter S. Beagle
It is a common saying that women are delicate creatures, flowers, eggs, anything that may be crushed in a… Madeline Miller
I had been old and stern and strong. I had carried fears like stones in my chest. Madeline Miller
When I was born, the word for what I was did not exist. Madeline Miller
He is half of my soul, as the poets say. Madeline Miller
I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind. Madeline Miller
Do not let what you want make you forget what you have. Madeline Miller
Timidity creates nothing. Madeline Miller
That is what it means to swim in the tide, to walk the earth and feel it touch your feet. Madeline Miller
But love, even more than survival, is a powerful motivator. N.K. Jemisin
You are the crucible. Now temper yourself. N.K. Jemisin
Some worlds are built on a fault line of pain, held up by nightmares. N.K. Jemisin
When I let myself feel, it doesn't hurt as much. Tomi Adeyemi
Just because something has always been done a certain way does not make it right. Tomi Adeyemi
Hope can be a powerful weapon. Tomi Adeyemi
Nice things don't happen in storybooks. Or when they do happen, something bad happens next. Holly Black
You're the strongest person I know. Holly Black
Fear is for the moments before a battle. It does no good once a fight has begun. Holly Black
We lead our lives like water flowing down a hill, going more or less in one direction until we splash into… Erin Morgenstern
You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. Erin Morgenstern
Someone needs to tell those tales. There are people who believe that even fairy stories matter. Erin Morgenstern
It is important. Someone needs to remember. Erin Morgenstern
A story is a single thread, twisting through other stories to other people. Erin Morgenstern
Maybe that was what it meant to be a grown-up: to know what was good for you but not do it. Lev Grossman
The world is full of magic, you just have to be willing to look. Lev Grossman
It is not our abilities that show what we truly are, but our choices. Christopher Paolini
So much of what we do is determined by chance. Christopher Paolini
Wisdom comes through suffering. Christopher Paolini
To wander is to be alive. Christopher Paolini
Rain shall make a door for me and I shall pass through it. Susanna Clarke
The world is not as I had supposed it to be, and I find that I am glad of it. Susanna Clarke
May your power shine. The beauty of this world has made me sad. Susanna Clarke
We can never know what to want, because, living only one life, we can neither compare it with our previous… Guy Gavriel Kay
Memory was the enemy of grief, but it was also the only friend. Guy Gavriel Kay
We do not choose our destinies. Yet we must do our duty, no? George R.R. Martin

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