The fates lead him who will; him who won't they drag.

-- Joseph Campbell, The Birth House

No more, no less. I'm an idiot. I really need to let this crush go.

-- Pittacus Lore, The Rise of Nine

The very essence of romance is uncertainty.

-- Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays

It doesn't matter. I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books.

-- Jo Walton, Among Others

The great lie that science has given us is that reality is material.

-- Compton Gage, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

You can love someone you mistrust.

-- Emily Giffin, Baby Proof

There is appointed time for every sacred event under the sun.

-- Lailah Gifty Akita, Soldier, Ask Not

I want to be the thought that takes your mind off the road and your hand off the steering wheel.

-- Malak El Halabi, Crushed Black Velvet

I cannot live without reading.

-- Aidan Chambers, This is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn

The motive for marriage must be eternal not just temporal.

-- Ugochi Oritsejolomisan, Cheater. Faker. Troublemaker.

Men of honour will always outstay men of undeserved rank.

-- A.H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

Of course, I am religious. I worship love.

-- Kamand Kojouri, The Mission Walker: I was given three months to live...

Too many locks, not enough keys.

-- Sarah Dessen, The Gift

I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.

-- Mae West, The Light in the Heart

A day unemployed is like a bagel- even when it's bad, it's still pretty good...

-- CrimethInc., Evasion

My head’ll explode if I continue with this escapism.

-- Jess C. Scott, EyeLeash: A Blog Novel

Human destiny depends on depth of education.

-- Debasish Mridha, The Gospel of Relaxation

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

-- Mark Twain, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

The secret to loving relationships is to never give more love than you have for yourself.

-- Tice Davids aka David T. Parker, He Who Finds A Wife: A Man's Guide To Finding The Woman & Love He Desires

Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.

-- Albert Camus, The Inheritance of Loss