None of us really changes over time. We only become more fully what we are.

– Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat

When someone leaves, it’s because someone else is about to arrive.
– Paulo Coelho, The Zahir
The only limits for tomorrow are the doubts we have today.
–Pittacus Lore, The Power of Six
It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
– J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Fear doesn’t shut you down; it wakes you up.

– Veronica Roth, Divergent

Not all those who wander are lost.
– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
– Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief
If you don’t imagine, nothing ever happens at all.
– John Green, Paper Towns
Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.
– Dan Brown, Digital Fortress
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
–Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.
– J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Nothing that’s worthwhile is ever easy.
– Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to
achieve it.
– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore