little book quotes

"These days you are considered a weirdo if you live without a phone. Yet nobody cares if you live..."

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:07:50 +0100

“These days you are considered a weirdo if you live without a phone. Yet nobody cares if you live without a purpose. Anything wrong with that picture?”

- Awakening, Ray N. Kuili.

"That’s where it all begins. That’s where we all get screwed big time as we grow up. They tell us to..."

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:44:41 +0100

“That’s where it all begins. That’s where we all get screwed big time as we grow up. They tell us to think, but they don’t really mean it. They only want us to think within the boundaries they define. The moment you start thinking for yourself—really thinking—so many things stop making any sense. And if you keep thinking, the whole world just falls apart. Nothing makes sense anymore. All rules, traditions, expectations—they all start looking so fake, so made up. You want just get rid of all this stuff and make things right. But the moment you say it, they tell you to shut up and be respectful. And eventually you understand that nobody wants you to really think for yourself. But if you still develop this bad habit, you need to learn another trick—to keep your mouth shut.”

- Ray N. Kuili, Awakening.

"Over his shoulder, Clary thought she saw a shimmering tendril - like a living piece of seaweed -..."

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:33:28 +0100

“Over his shoulder, Clary thought she saw a shimmering tendril - like a living piece of seaweed - emerge from the gray river water, a bit of white caught in its grip. A moment later it vanished and she was left blinking.”

- P318, City of Ashes.

"Lance, as usual, walked a little apart. Even now it amazed Zil that Lance was part of his core team...."

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:39:51 +0100

“Lance, as usual, walked a little apart. Even now it amazed Zil that Lance was part of his core team. Lance was everything the others were not: smart, handsome, athletic, likable.”

- P90, Lies.

"You’ve got to be kidding me,” Simon said, blinking. “Demon slayers take the..."

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 11:09:45 +0100

““You’ve got to be kidding me,” Simon said, blinking. “Demon slayers take the subway?”
“It’s faster than driving.”
“I thought it’d be something cooler, like a van with ‘DEATH TO DEMONS’ painted on the outside, or…””

- P125, City of Bones.

"‘We all do,’ Sam said impatiently. ‘We all want the old world back. But we..."

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 10:19:42 +0100

“‘We all do,’ Sam said impatiently. ‘We all want the old world back. But we don’t seem to be able to make that happen. So we have to try to make this world work out. Which means we need food. Which means we need kids to harvest the food, and load it into trucks, and preserve it, and cook it and…’ He threw up his hands as he realised he was staring at rows and rows of blank expressions.”

- P74, Hunger.

"She shook her head. Her other memories of David were tricky and faded, but the moment when they had..."

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 09:35:02 +0100

“She shook her head. Her other memories of David were tricky and faded, but the moment when they had parted was simply… gone.”

- P59, Pretties.

"Desks were piled against one wall. The chalkboard was cracked and scarred. All the drawings and..."

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 08:48:39 +0100

“Desks were piled against one wall. The chalkboard was cracked and scarred. All the drawings and posters and exhortations that had once adorned the classroom walls were charred, curled by heat. A massive slab of brick and lathe wall lay on the lawn.
‘Well, that’s not good,’ Diana drawled.”

- P355, Gone.

"‘If I shoot you, I won’t heal you,’ Lana said calmly. That caught Penny off..."

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:33:00 +0100

“‘If I shoot you, I won’t heal you,’ Lana said calmly.
That caught Penny off guard. But she recovered quickly. She put her head down and started to laugh. It began low and rose a few decibels at a time.
Lana’s arm burst into flame.
A noose was flung from the ruined church wall. The rope dropped over her head, landed on her shoulders, and tightened around her throat.
The limestone beneath her feet was suddenly a forest of knives, all stabbing up at her.
‘Yeah,’ Lana said. ‘That won’t work on me. I’ve gone one-on-one with the gaiaphage. He could teach you a few things. Stop it. Now. Or bang.’”

- P280-281, Fear.

"The light was small, but piercing. And it hovered there, unmoving, unattached to anything, no..."

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:52:00 +0100

“The light was small, but piercing. And it hovered there, unmoving, unattached to anything, no strings. Not a lamp or a light bulb, just a tiny ball of pure light.”

- P31, Gone.

"They always wanted to know. Because they assumed all fear must come from a thing or a place. An..."

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 08:40:06 +0100

“They always wanted to know. Because they assumed all fear must come from a thing or a place. An event. Cause and effect. Like fear was part of an algebra equation.
No, no, no, so not getting the point of fear. Because fear wasn’t about what made sense. Fear was about possibilities. Not things that happened. Things that might.”

- P415, Fear.

"I don’t know who I should rely on more, because I’m not sure who my true friends are...."

Sun, 20 May 2012 10:14:22 +0100

“I don’t know who I should rely on more, because I’m not sure who my true friends are. Uriah and Marlene, who were on my side when I seemed strong, or Christina and Will, who have always protected me when I seemed weak?”

- P294, Divergent.

"He pulled a pen from his coat pocket and handed it to me. It was an ordinary disposable ballpoint,..."

Mon, 07 May 2012 11:14:41 +0100

“He pulled a pen from his coat pocket and handed it to me. It was an ordinary disposable ballpoint, black ink, removable cap. Probably cost thirty cents.
‘Gee,’ I said. ‘Thanks.’”

- P153, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.

"‘He can if he likes,” said Robin. ‘I don’t care who marries who so long as..."

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:25:17 +0100

“‘He can if he likes,” said Robin. ‘I don’t care who marries who so long as you marry me.’”

- P214, The Little White Horse.

"I had a sister once. She was a beautiful baby, eyes silver as moonlight off the river at night. From..."

Mon, 07 May 2012 09:35:27 +0100

“I had a sister once. She was a beautiful baby, eyes silver as moonlight off the river at night. From the hour of her birth she was long-limbed and graceful, faerie-pale hair clear as glass from Before, so pale you could almost see through to the soft skin beneath.”

- P1, Bones of Faerie.

"On the stern quarterdeck, Leo brushed around like a madman, checking his gauges and levers. Most..."

Mon, 07 May 2012 08:56:22 +0100

“On the stern quarterdeck, Leo brushed around like a madman, checking his gauges and levers. Most helmsmen would have been satisfied with a pilot’s wheel or a rudder. Leo had installed a keyboard monitor aviation controls from a leer jet and dubstep soundboard and the motion control sensors from a Nintendo Wii. He could fire the ship by pulling on the throttle or fire the weapons by sampling an album or raise the sails by shaking his Wii controllers really fast. Even by demigod standards, Leo was seriously ADHD.”

- C1, Mark of Athena.

"There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction..."

Mon, 07 May 2012 04:21:44 +0100

“There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction allows me to sit in front of it on the second day of the third month, the day my mother cuts my hair.”

- P1, Divergent.

"Are you thirsty?” “Uh-huh.” “What would you like to drink?”..."

Mon, 07 May 2012 02:41:24 +0100

““Are you thirsty?”
“Uh-huh.”
“What would you like to drink?”
“A milkshake.”
And everyone in the room, except Sam, erupted in laughter.
“He’s stoned.”
“Are you hungry, Charlie?”
“Uh-huh.”
“What would you like to eat?”
“A milkshake.””

- P38, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower.

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Sun, 06 May 2012 21:21:39 +0100

public service announcement:

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"I am no longer Tris, the selfless, or Tris, the brave. I suppose that now, I must become more than..."

Sun, 06 May 2012 20:43:09 +0100

“I am no longer Tris, the selfless, or Tris, the brave.
I suppose that now, I must become more than either.”

- P487, Divergent.