Quotes from Books

Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.

The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.

In His will is our peace.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

The Triffids are a kind of plant that is very dangerous.

The world as we know it can change in an instant.

Survival is the ultimate test of human nature.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

You are the hero of your own story.

Your life is a story, and you are the author.

Change your brain, change your life.

What we think and believe is a powerful force that shapes our actions and feelings.

You can change the way you think and feel by changing your brain.

The speaker for the dead is not a judge, nor a priest, nor a teacher. He is the one who hears the story.

We are all the stories we tell ourselves.

To know someone is to love them.

I’ve watched you, Ender. I’ve watched you since you were a little boy.

Sometimes, it is the most difficult of choices that reveal our true character.

The enemy's gate is down.

The wheel weaves as the wheel wills.

There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

The light is not always good, and the dark is not always evil.

I don't want realism. I want magic!

The opposite of death is desire.

We've had this date with each other from the beginning.

I am not human. I am a creature that has lost its humanity.

The world is a beautiful place, but I am not a part of it.

I am unable to connect with others, no matter how hard I try.

I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.

At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.

Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.

To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.

We must not see any person as an abstraction. Instead, we must see in every human face the face of humanity.

Isn't it wonderful that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?

I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.

It’s not what the world holds for you, it’s what you bring to it.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.

There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.

It’s not just the past we’re trying to escape; we’re trying to escape the future.

We don’t always know what we’re capable of until we’re put to the test.

We must do more than survive; we must thrive and create spaces of joy and freedom.

Abolitionist teaching is about imagining a world where all students can flourish.

I am a firm believer in the law of sacrifice.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.

The last of the human freedoms is to choose one's attitudes in any given set of circumstances.

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.

The meaning of life is to give life meaning.

Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

A man cannot become an expert in his own life.

It is often better to have a strong enemy than a weak friend.

I have nothing to offer you but my own life.

Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.

The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.

Yoga does not just change the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees.

Practice is the soil in which the seeds of knowledge are sown.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.

I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even understand it myself.

The meaning of life is that it ends.

In the fight between you and the world, back the world.

We cannot choose our conditions of aging and death, but we can choose how we respond to them.

The goal is not a good death, but a good life to the very end.

To care for anyone else enough to make their problems one’s own, is ever the beginning of one’s real life.