Michelle Welc > Michelle's Quotes

“We don’t know how much our bodies can endure until we make cruel demands of them.”
― Jason Rekulak, Hidden Pictures

“it matters which people you spend time with, and it matters how you spend your time, because you don’t know how much you have.”
― Laura Nowlin, If Only I Had Told Her

“Be realistic," she said. "Break it down, do your best, ask for help when you need it...and have fun.”
― Belinda Ray, Fairy

“Are they supposed to be happy or sad? I mean, is it a celebration of the people who made it, or a memorial to the ones who didn't?”
― Jane Harper, The Survivors

“Sometimes when you don't know what to do, it's okay to do nothing.”
― Jennifer Salvato Doktorski, How My Summer Went Up in Flames

“The earth is speaking to us, but we can't hear because of all the racket our senses are making. Sometimes we need to erase them, erase our senses. Then - maybe - the earth will touch us. The universe will speak. The stars will whisper.”
― Jerry Spinelli, Stargirl

“Whenever you feel afraid, just remember. Courage is the root of change - and change is what we're chemically designed to do. So when you wake up tomorrow, make this pledge. No more holding yourself back. No more subscribing to others' opinions of what you can and cannot achieve. And no more allowing anyone to pigeonhole you into useless categories of sex, race, economic status, and religion. Do not allow your talents to lie dormant, ladies. Design your own future. When you go home today, ask yourself what YOU will change. And then get started.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

“Courage is the root of change—and change is what we’re chemically designed to do.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

“Sometimes you simply made the wrong choice and you had to live with it. You could only change the future.”
― Kristin Hannah, Fly Away