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Sometimes I sensed that the books I read in rapid succession had set up some sort of murmur among themselves, transforming my head into an orchestra pit where different musical instruments sounded out, and I would realize that I could endure this life because of these musicales going on in my head. ↗

— Orhan Pamuk

#literature #reading #life

Living might mean taking chances, but they're worth taking. Loving might be a mistake. but its worth making ↗

— Reba McEntire

#love #mistake #life

A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. ↗

— John Milton

#life

Actors are so fortunate. They can choose whether they will appear in tragedy or in comedy, whether they will suffer or make merry, laugh or shed tears. But in real life it is different. Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualifications. Our Guildensterns play Hamlet for us, and our Hamlets have to jest like Prince Hal. The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#satire #shakespeare #humor

I always had this idea that you should never give up a happy middle in the hopes of a happy ending, because there is no such thing as a happy ending. Do you know what I mean? There is so much to lose ↗

— John Green

#life #risks #life

You are only as invincible as your smallest weakness, and those are tiny indeed - the length of a sleeping baby's eyelash, the span of a child's hand. Life turns on a dime, and - it turns out - so does one's conscience. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#life

I was terrified of what might have happened to you," I choked out. "I was terrified thinking the same about you." "The devilcraft-" I began. Patch exhaled beneath me, and my body dipped with his. His breath carried relief and raw emotion. His eyes, stripped of everything but sincerity, found mine. "My skin can be replaced. But you can't, Angel. When Dante left, I thought it was over. I thought I'd failed you. I've never prayed so hard in my life. ↗

— Becca Fitzpatrick

#finale #hush-hush #love #nora-grey #patch-and-nora

In life, there are no mistakes, only lessons. ↗

— Vic Johnson

#lessons #life #mistake #mistakes #life

— you don’t understand — there are things worth dying for! ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#sirius-black #life

My life and his were twisted into a single strand. Cut one, and you cut both. If he were gone, I would not be able to live through that. If I were gone, he wouldn't live through it, either. ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#breaking-dawn #twilight-saga #life