#young_adult

Arrogance and Conceit are the mother and father of a closed mind. Charles Jennings, "Journey of the Chosen". ↗

— Richard Nance

#fantasy #science-fiction #young-adult #science

After they freeze me, you can just walk away. Mom and I won’t know, not for centuries, not till we wake up, and if you do decide to live instead of being frozen, we’ll be okay. ↗

— Beth Ravis

#young-adult #science

I miss the Stella girls telling me what I am. That I'm sweet and placid and accommodating and loyal and nonthreatening and good to have around. And Mia. I want her to say, "Frankie, you're silly, you're lazy, you're talented, you're passionate, you're restrained, you're blossoming, you're contrary." I want to be an adjective again. But I'm a noun. A nothing. A nobody. A no one. ↗

— Melina Marchetta

#talent

Girl scouts didn't teach me what to do with emotionally unstable drunk boys. ↗

— Stephanie Perkins

#teaching

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 brought Sammy inside and put him to bed. Said his prayer with him. “‘Now I lay me down to sleep…’” To me, just random noise. Gibberish. I wasn’t sure exactly what it was, but I felt that, when it came to God, there was a broken promise in there somewhere. ↗

— Rick Yancey

#apocalypse #cassie #fiction #god #horror

Because you are the superhero fledgling. I’m just your more attractive sidekick. Oh, and the herd of nerds are your dorky minions. ↗

— P.C. Cast

#fantasy #romance #young-adult #zoey #young

But wishes are only granted in fairy tales. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#bhie #fairy-tales #fiction #on-fiction #perfect-chemistry

It's not my fault I can't be like you, okay? I don't get up in the morning thinking the world is one big, shiny, happy place, okay? That's just not how I work. I don't think I can be fixed. ↗

— Lauren Oliver

#young-adult-fiction #young

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

— Kelly Oram

#supernatural #young-adult #supernatural