Unleashing Readers

Favorite Book Quotes from Duda V. and Angelina D., 8th grade

Duda

1. “The heart is an arrow. It demands aim to land true.”– Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows
2. “Better terrible truths than kind lies.”  – Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows
3. “The way Gansey saw it was this: if you had a special knack for finding things, it meant you owed the world to look.”- Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys
4. “Like calls to like.” – Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone
5. “What we perceive as art, the universe perceives as directions.” – Neal Shusterman, Challenger Deep
6. “You may be born into a family, but you walk into friendships. Some you’ll discover you should put behind you. Others are worth every risk.” – Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End
7. “There has to be more to life than just imagining a future for yourself. I can’t just wish for the future; I have to take risks to create it.” – Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End
8. Either way, we are going to bring beautiful things into the universe.” – Alice Oseman, Radio Silence
9. “Everyone has a different way of escaping the dark stillness of their mind.” – Marie Lu, Warcoss
10.  One must always be careful of books,” said Tessa, “and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.” – Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel
11. “Life is a book, and there are a thousand pages I have not read.” -Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess
12. “I’m used to a world that sells me a lie and pretends it’s the truth.” – Scott Reintgen, Nyxia Unleashed
13. “To be all right implies an impossible phase. We hope for mostly right on the best of our days.”– Marissa Meyer, Heartless
14. “It is a dangerous thing to unbelieve something only because it frightens you.” – Marissa Meyer, Heartless
15. “Soft hearts make the universe worth living in.”– Veronica Roth, Carve the Mark

Angelina:

1. “Break my heart. Break it a thousand times if you like. It was only ever yours to break anyway.” ~Kiera Cass, The One
2. “I’ll love you until my very last breath. Every beat of my heart is yours. I don’t want to die without you knowing that.” ~Kiera Cass, The One
3. “There’s always room for love. Even if it’s as small as a crack in the door.” ~Kiera Cass, The Siren
4. “The truth is what I make it. I could set this world on fire and call it rain.” ~Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen
5. “Beauty can only fight the truth for so long…” ~Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
6. “You gave me a dead frog for my birthday! To remind you we all die and end up rotting underground eaten by maggots so we should enjoy our birthdays while we have them. I found it thoughtful.” ~Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
7. “Every locked door has a key. Every problem has a solution.” ~Marie Lu, Warcross
8. “You mean people don’t like to see hypocrisy in their leadership? Shocking.” ~Marissa Meyer, Renegades
9. “Even in the Future the Story Begins with Once Upon a Time.” ~Marissa Meyer, Cinder
10. “A villain is a victim whose story hasn’t been told.” ~Chris Colfer, The Land of Stories
11. “’I might be in love with you.’ He smiles a little. ‘I’m waiting until I’m sure to tell you, though.’” ~Veronica Roth, Divergent
12. “I want to cry because something terrible happened, and I saw it, and I could not see a way to mend it.” ~Veronica Roth, Divergent
13.  “Remember, we’re madly in love, so it’s alright to kiss me anytime you feel like it.” ~Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
14. “I’ll never leave you. Love will keep us together. Or glue. Glue works too.” ~Rick Riordan, The Burning Maze
15. “I give you my heart. I mean metaphorically. Put away that knife.” ~Rick Riordan, The Burning Maze

Thank you, Duda and Angelina, for these amazing quotes!