Must Read Quotes

“Because you live to love and love to live/ And because of what your heardrum will give/ Now we might love to live and live to love.”
― Janet Goodfriend, For the Love of Art

“The point is, Jenna, no one is normal or perfect like that house you see across the street. Everyone suffers from their own struggles, whether they’re big or small.”
― E.L. Montes, Perfectly Damaged

“Special Logan Kiss...
Yeah, but you didn't know that I'd recited how i felt for you right then, in that moment, in my mins. The words flowed silently, so easily. There's no mistaking them. When I gave you those kisses, I was telling myself and you....
He peck my nose "I..."
He kisses my forehead "..LOVE.."
My heart swells as
He presses his lips to my chin, then he whispers " YOU...”
― E.L. Montes, Perfectly Damaged

“Life, Jersey Girl, sometimes pauses. It stops. Sometimes we don’t even realize how everything around us is moving so quickly while we’re standing in the middle of it, allowing it to pass us by. Most of us, if not all, just lose the why. Some of us never figure it out to begin with. We lose sight of the purpose that wakes us up every morning and pushes our day forward. We lose a sense of hope and the feeling of life in general. We view life as more of a test, one that’s trying to beat us down every day.”
― E.L. Montes, Perfectly Damaged

“She gently placed her palm on my wounded shoulder and the warmth of her hand did nearly as much to soothe the ache as did the ointment. If only she would continue touching me, allow us to forge something new together from the broken pieces of our past. Her willing presence in my life would be far more healing than any balm”
― Connilyn Cossette, Until the Mountains Fall

“But still she fled, leaving me battered and bleeding among the remnants of my brother's life, each of her parting footfalls another blow to the dream I'd not deserved, but had foolishly dared to hope for.”
― Connilyn Cossette, Until the Mountains Fall

“he buired his face in his hands and did not speak. i held him and whispered all the bits of broken comfort i could find.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

“She tipped her head back and laughed with gusto, the sound so full and lovely that my own amusement crashed to a halt and I could do nothing but stare. The notes of her laughter twirled through the air like butterflies alight on the breeze.”
― Connilyn Cossette, Until the Mountains Fall

“Our brains are our command centers.

Every thought and belief pattern we hold to be true within our core is accepted and implemented by our bodies.”
― Adiela Akoo

“Love can’t exist without fear. If the thought of losing someone does not scare you, then it’s not love.”
― Ved Nishad, I Lost My Soul

“Lost in a Quatrain - the state of being deep in thought, contemplative...”
― Adiela Akoo, Lost in a Quatrain

“LOVE what you're doing ... and KEEP doing it with LOVE!”
― Adiela Akoo

“Aloof?

Aloof you say?
I'm so sorry if I made you feel that way.

It's really not my intention,
Though the reaction is of my own invention.

You see, long ago I built a wall,
A defence mechanism as I recall.

So for me to grow close, is still very hard,
After losing that important trust card.”
― Adiela Akoo, Lost in a Quatrain

“If you haven't read 'I LOST MY SOUL,'
You haven't read any book.”
― Ved Nishad, I Lost My Soul

“You cannot read all the books,
but you can read 'I LOST MY SOUL”
― Ved Nishad, I Lost My Soul

“Letting go of my love was not easy for me. I felt I was torn apart into two.”
― Ved Nishad, I Lost My Soul

“Grief was the counterpoint of love. The more a person loves something, the more painful sorrow became when that something disappeared. She loved Nash with every ounce of her being, so when he went away he took her entire soul with him." ~Lydia Michaels WAKE MY HEART (Jasper Falls 1)”
― Lydia Michaels, Wake My Heart

“It’s culture that obliges people to realise some possibilities while forbidding others.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“I can’t think when Brad looks at me like that.
Like I’m everything.
Like he can’t get enough.
Then he goes and kisses me like he can’t stand not touching me for a single second.”
― Kaye Rockwell, Glad You Exist

“I’m not going to push for more than you’re ready for. Right now, just take the time to figure things out. Hopefully you can start to see me not just as your friend but as the guy who is hopelessly in love with you.”
― Kaye Rockwell, Glad You Exist

“The strange and foreign is not interesting—only the deeply personal and familiar.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

“Yesterday is history,
Today is victory
Improve the present because tomorrow is still a mystery.”
― Adwika Vishal Jaiswal

“You probably have noticed that I mention jobs more often. I guess that is because part of being happy and satisfied in your life is to have a job that you like/love to do and provides you and your family with most of your needs in addition to some of your wants. Whether you have a college degree or higher or you do not have any at all, you are at a certain point in life need to have a job.”
― Isaac Nash, The Herok

“All kinds of feelings go on arising and passing
– joy, anger, boredom, lust – but once you stop craving
particular feelings, you can just accept them for what they are”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

“Modern science flourished in and thanks to European empires.”
― Yuval Noah Harari

“I Let Out the Breath I Didn’t Know I was Holding”
― Claire Fortunata , I Let Out the Breath I Didn’t Know I Was Holding: A Twisted Psychological Thriller

“Sweet would be the last adjective I’d use to describe him. Arrogant. Despicable. Passive-aggressive. But no, sweet didn’t even cross my mind.”
― Emmanuelle Snow, Cast Away

“True assertiveness isn’t about speaking the loudest—it’s about standing firmly in your truth, even when the world whispers doubt. Navigate your life with nerve, and you’ll never be overlooked again.”
― Linton J. Khor, Navigating with Nerve: Assertive Strategies for Life

“Assertiveness is the quiet power that transforms hesitation into action. When you navigate with nerve, you don’t just speak up—you redefine how the world listens.”
― Linton J. Khor, Navigating with Nerve: Assertive Strategies for Life

“What is the lesser of two evils? Bad or worse?”
― Ryan Null, The Flare Chronicles: Into The Blaze