Top Ten Tuesday: Book Quotes That Inspire Me

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Happy Tuesday friends! Can you believe that it has been over a year since I last participated in one of these? Honestly it’s testament to how different last year was from every other year before that. Which, I’m sure we can all attest to. Moving out of that fog, and into a much better headspace, has been so freeing. The fact that I’m back to reading and blogging regularly is just a happy side effect, but I am so very pleased. I feel like I got a piece of myself back.

Anyway, on to the prompt shall we?

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Top Ten Book Quotes That Inspire Me

“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”

A Hat Full of Sky – Terry Pratchett

“Because,’ she said, ‘when you’re scared but you still do it anyway, that’s brave.”

Coraline – Neil Gaiman

“Things end. People leave. And you know what? Life goes on. Besides, if bad things didn’t happen, how would you be able to feel the good ones?”

Perfect You – Elizabeth Scott

“We’re here, and then we’re gone, and it’s not about the time we’re here, but what we do with the time.”

The 5th Wave – Rick Yancey

“We may not get to choose how we die, but we can chose how we live.

The universe may forget us, but it doesn’t matter. Because we are the ants, and we’ll keep marching on.”

We Are The Ants – Shaun David Hutchinson

“Life had its seasons, and the season of letting go would always come, but there was something very beautiful in that, in the letting go. Leaves were always graceful as they floated away from the tree.”

The Inexplicable Logic of My Life – Benjamin Alire Sáenz

“We should always make time for the things we like. If we don’t, we might forget how to be happy.”

The House in the Cerulean Sea – TJ Klune

“It’s good to talk about how you’re feeling, but it’s even better to fight for the things you believe in.”

The Extraordinaries – TJ Klune

“I felt like I was shining, and this time I thought maybe it wasn’t just the moon. Maybe the light was in me.”

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus – Dusti Bowling

“The most important things we have are dreams,” Isabelle said. “Without them we cannot conjure new truths or better worlds. Where we get into trouble is when we tell ourselves dreams don’t matter, or we let other people tell us our dreams are silly or stupid. I dream of peace, and I won’t give it up.”

An Alchemy of Masks and Mirrors – Chris Craddock

Some of these I have up on my walls, some I keep tucked away into a journal that I take out when I need a little boost to help me get through the day. Do you collect quotes that you love? Do you have a favorite quote that helps you through? I’m curious!