Favorite Quotes

[Tam and Martin]

Religion isn't really a topic that Harry Potter broaches.

That is a good thing.

[Skyblade]

Anyway,

"The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up."
- Paul Valery

[Jetthebinturong]

"He could see the path in front of him very clearly: He could hand back the book, walk away from Magnus, find someone else, some Shadowhunter to love, be with him, share the kinship of predictable days and nights, the daily poetry of an ordinary life.
Or he could take the step out into nothingness and choose Magnus, the far stranger poetry of him, his brilliance and anger, his sulks and joys, the extraordinary abilities of his magic and the no less breathtaking magic of the extraordinary way he loved.
It was hardly a choice at all. Alec took a deep breath, and jumped."
~ City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare.

[Skyblade]

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."

- Carl Sagan

[Lady Ashenwyte]

"I want to have your babies!" - Greil, Black Butler.

[Hickory]

"War. War never changes.

In the year 1945, my great-great grandfather, serving in the army, wondered when he'd get to go home to his wife and the son he'd never seen. He got his wish when the US ended World War II by dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The World awaited Armageddon; instead, something miraculous happened. We began to use atomic energy not as a weapon, but as a nearly limitless source of power.

People enjoyed luxuries once thought the realm of science fiction. Domestic robots, fusion-powered cars, portable computers. But then, in the 21st century, people awoke from the American dream.

Years of consumption lead to shortages of every major resource. The entire world unraveled. Peace became a distant memory. It is now the year 2077. We stand on the brink of total war, and I am afraid. For myself, for my wife, for my infant son - because if my time in the army taught me one thing: it's that war, war never changes."

[Skyblade]

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[Maudie]

A line I came up with while reading:

"Here's your coffee," he said. "Black as sin and bitter as a woman forsaken."

I know, it's not a quote if I came up with it, but I like the sound of it...

You know, I have no idea if that could ever be accurate because I've never drank coffee before...

[Jukka the Sling]

^ Ooh, I really like that.

[Skyblade]

"Sometimes you have to take the opportunity, because if you don't, you may never get that chance again."

- my music teacher

[Banya]

"So much the worse for those who fear wine, for it is because they have bad thoughts which they are afraid the liquor will extract from their hearts.  The wicked are great drinkers of water, as the flood proved once for all." - Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

"It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious." - Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

[Jetthebinturong]

"It's only you," whispered Orphan Girl. She was holding his hand crouched down next to him. "Why do you hate you?"
Ronan thought about it.
The albino night horror swept in, talons opening.
Ronan stood up, stretching out his arm like he would to Chainsaw.
"I don't," he said.
~ The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater.

Offensive language

"F*g," Kavinsky said, stepping on his gas pedal. The Mitsubishi wailed and shuddered a bit. It was a glorious and hideous piece of work.
"Russian," Ronan replied. He stepped on his gas pedal, too. The BMW growled, a little lower.
"Hey now, let's not make this ugly."
~ The Dream Thieves by Maggie Siefvater.

[close]

EDIT: Glad to see this forum blocks that word, but really, "loner"? Hardly the same.

[Hickory]

^Yeah, I was like, "loner?"

[LT Sandpaw]

"Ask not what your country can do for you- Ask what you can do for your country." ~ JFK

[Maudie]

Go JFK! He's got some awesome quotes, even if he was an...interesting person.

"Remember to breathe, because it'll take your breath away,
When the engines cough, and you blast off.
Ignite the night with a firecracker flash.
Remember to live, 'cause you're gonna be thrilled to death,
When the stars collide and your eyes grow wide.
Take it in with your breath against the glass.
Remember to dream because it's gonna be a starry night,
Over every town, if you look down.
So harmonize with the singing satellites.
Remember to scream because you're gonna be lost for words,
When the sparks erupt and they light you up.
Dip your toes in the galaxy 'cause it's yours to explore tonight."
-Owl City