

“Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.”
― Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
― Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”
― Eleonora
― Eleonora

“A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition. Like money, books must be kept in constant circulation... A book is not only a friend, it makes friends for you. When you have possessed a book with mind and spirit, you are enriched. But when you pass it on you are enriched threefold.”
― The Books in My Life
― The Books in My Life

“The bravest people are the ones who don’t mind looking like cowards.”
― The Once and Future King
― The Once and Future King

“Years before, she had dreamed of writing stories as a way to escape. She could revise her life and become someone else. She could be somewhere else. In her imagination she could change everything, herself, her mother, her past. But the idea of revising her life also frightened her, as if by imagination alone she were condemning what she did not like about herself or others. Writing what you wished was the most dangerous form of wishful thinking.”
― The Bonesetter's Daughter
― The Bonesetter's Daughter
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