"The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones."
Joseph Joubert
"I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars."
Stephenie Meyer, Twilight
"Hell is a swamp, to me - not as something fiery, but as something dank, moist, and wet."
Avey Tare
"Sometimes I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes."
Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
"If you cannot judge a book by its cover, surely we should not judge an author by one book alone?"
E.A. Bucchianeri
"Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting."
Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance
"You could be great, you know, it’s all here in your head, and Slytherin will help you on the way to greatness, no doubt about that."
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
"The unknown is scary. It’s unknown for a reason. That's why normal people don't go there."
Geoff Green, Paying for the Past
"What kind of footsteps will you leave for those who follow you?"
Kathy Bee, Footsteps My Journey: The true story about the beloved poem Footprints In The Sand.
"A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author."
G.K. Chesterton, Heretics