The best Book Quotes (Page 23)

Strength through discipline! Strength through community! Strength through action!

If people were destined to be led, Ben thought, this was something he must make sure they learned: to question thoroughly, never to put your faith in anyone's hands blindly.

More and more he'd begun to recognize the position of importance his students were unconsciously forcing upon him - the ultimate leader of The Wave.

For nothing, not the sun, not the rain, not even the brightest star in the darkest night, could begin to campare to the wonder of you.

To the stars that listen and the dreams that fulfill.

The Rainbow Fish shared his scales left and right. And the more he gave away, the more delighted he became.

I have never tried that before, so I think I should definitely be able to do that.

Give a glittering scale to each one of the other fish. You'll no longer be the most beautiful fish in the sea but you'll discover how to be happy!

Once, a little blue fish asked for one of his shining scales, but the Rainbow Fish just laughed. "Never!" he said. After that, the other fish swam away from him. The Rainbow Fish was all alone.

A rather peculiar feeling came over the Rainbow Fish. For a long time he watched the little blue fish swim back and forth with his new scale glittering in the water.

"I can bear pain myself," he said softly, "but I couldna bear yours. That would take more strength than I have."

Ye are Blood of my Blood, and Bone of my Bone,
I give ye my Body, that we Two might be One.
I give ye my Spirit, 'til our Life shall be Done.

For where all love is, the speaking is unnecessary.

Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

Being forgotten, she thinks, is a bit like going mad. You begin to wonder what is real, if you are real. After all, how can a thing be real if it cannot be remembered?

I sometimes wonder, if we can ever quite understand other people. All we can do is try, I suppose.

You cannot save people who do not want to be saved. You can only stand by their side and hope that when they wake and realize they need saving, you will be there to help them.

It wasn't that anger was inherently good or bad. It could lend power and drive and focus, but the longer it lived inside you unchecked, the more poisonous it became.

What is a person, if not the marks they leave behind?

What is a person, if not the marks they leave behind?

She questioned my sexual preference in a highly offensive way, so my fist questioned the proximity of her face in an even more offensive way.

True beauty comes from inside a person. If you feel beautiful, then you'll look beautiful to others no matter what's on the surface.

"Becky!" I had to laugh. "You're worse than me! It's no wonder he's such an egomaniac."
"What? You're telling me you can say no to that face?"
I wanted to say yes, but it would have been a lie and we all knew it.

I knew that for every part of me that was screaming to run from him, there was as much a part of me that straight-up wanted him.

But that's the thing with depression. Sometimes there is no controlling it. Sometimes it sneaks up on you.

Life's generally not so bad-most people just choose to see the negative.

Give me a day. Just today. If that works, then give me tomorrow.

As he gave me the world's most loving tender, perfect kiss, I realized my heart belonged to him forever, and nothing in my life has ever caused me more pain.

The problem with fairy tales is that most of them begin with tragedy.

He's my best friend, and I love him, but I'm not in love with him.

Needless to say, Virgin Val Jensen is no longer a virgin. I made sure of that... many, many times.

The Easter Bunny could have come down the chimney armed with machine guns and opened fire on the house, and everyone would have been less surprised.

One of these days I'll teach you the difference between a single kiss and making out.

Telling someone you're a virgin isn't easy to begin with, but telling someone that you plan on staying that way is even harder.

1. Ellie
2. You're
3. The
4. Only
5. Reason
6. I
7. Don't
8. Hate
9. Living
10. Here

You ask me to wait, don't know if I can
Too scared to lose, I'm only a man
Bring on the torture, forever and more
'Cause girl it's true, you're worth waiting for

There are only two kinds of women in the world for me now, Kenneth: Ella and Not Ella. I'll never be able to settle for anyone but her, and now I've lost her again.

It scared me how much he affected me, and I don't even think he was trying all that hard.

When I give myself to you, I want you to be the only person in my head. I want to be able to think about nothing but you and me. Forget the world. This is about us. I may be a role model for a lot of people, but I saved myself for you, not them. I saved myself for me. This is what I want. As long as you're okay with it. As long as it's what you want, too.

The worst part is, he's been extra sweet because he's trying to make everything okay again. If he weren't a serial killer, he'd be the perfect boyfriend.

A real man would have fought to be with the woman he loved - social class be damned.

I kissed Ryan, and it charged him up like a freaking Duracell.

We're Cinder and Ella, woman! We're supposed to get our fairy-tale ending!

Is sex really that vital? Am I really not worth waiting for?

"Smile for the camara, Ellamara," he whispered. "I promise I won't bite." But even as he promised this, his teeth gently nipped my ear.
Now I did gasp, and he laughed again. "Not hard, anyway." he amended.

The look on his face was heartbreaking. He was hurting because I was, and he had no idea what to do or say to make me feel better.

Do you know the best thing about broken hearts? They can only really break once the rest is just scratches.

Time does to the body what stupidity does to the soul.

Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.

Weakness is a guise. Wear it when they need to know you’re human, but never when you feel it.