#young_adult

Who is it who decides that one man should live and another should die? My life wasn't worth any more than his, but he's the one who's buried, while I get to enjoy at least a few more hours above the ground. Is it chance, random and cruel, or is there some purpose or pattern to all this, even if it lies beyond our ken?" -Roran ↗

— Christopher Paolini

#eragon #inheritance #inheritance-cycle #inspirational #life

I care so passionately about improving the quality of life for women and girls, not just here in the United States, but internationally as well. I am a single mom and I raised a daughter who is now a young adult. ↗

— Valerie Jarrett

#adult #am #care #daughter #here

I guess I like things that take time and attention. More worthwhile that way. ↗

— Huntley Fitzpatrick

#humour #romance #young-adult #young-adult-romance #funny

I opened the door and stepped in. Raw pain filled me at the sight of my painting. 'Show me what it looked like, before the fire.' His request surprised me, but I did as he asked. With eyes closed, I projected the exact details of the painting I had poured my soul into. Just as I had experienced his love of surfing in a visceral way, he shared not just the visual beauty of my work, but the love and passion with which I had dedicated myself to it. 'Thank you. Now, it will never truly be gone.' I choked back a sob and went to Mr. K's office. ↗

— Kimberly Kinrade

#fantasy #love #paranormal #relationships #romance

I knew from Brianna that being beautiful wasn’t all great. Brianna had changed in middle school. One day we were both seventh graders and the next, she was a supermodel who had a seventh grader for a best friend. ↗

— Elizabeth Scott

#young-adult #young-adult-romance #beauty

Even when the world throws it worst and then turns in its back, there is still always hope ↗

— Pittacus Lore

#young-adult-fiction #science

I am still bowled over by this great young adult novel by David Levithan called 'Every Day,' which is about a character with no gender or body who wakes up every day in the body of a different person. It's a really impressive execution of a really great premise. ↗

— John Green

#adult #am #body #bowled #called

I’d said it before and meant it: Alive or undead, the love of my life was a badass. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#humor #paranormal-romance #rose #urban-fantasy #vampire

I guess that's what saying good-bye is always like--like jumping off an edge. The worst part is making the choice to do it. Once you're in the air, there's nothing you can do but let go. ↗

— Lauren Oliver

#young-adult-fiction #nothing

I thought I'd been condescended to as an Indian - that was nothing compared to the condescension for writing young adult literature. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#been #compared #condescended #i #indian