Latest Quotes

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”

— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“The people who rigged the system for their benefit will do anything - and say anything - to keep things exactly as they are.”

— Donald Trump, Full transcript: Donald Trump's jobs plan speech

“Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.”

— Veronica Roth, Allegiant (Divergent Series)

“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”

— James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

“You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.”

— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

“Time was passing like a hand waving from a train I wanted to be on. I hope you never have to think about anything as much as I think about you.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close

“There is an ancient tribal proverb I once heard in India. It says that before we can see properly we must first shed our tears to clear the way.”

— Libba Bray, The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, Book 3)

“Believe me, every heart has its secret sorrows, which the world knows not, and oftentimes we call a man cold, when he is only sad.”

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Hyperion

“It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.”

— John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent (Penguin Classics)

“Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.”

— Vicki Harrison, Grief One Day at a Time

“In time, in time they tell me, I'll not feel so bad. I don't want time to heal me. There's a reason I'm like this. I want time to set me ugly and knotted with loss of you, marking me. I won't smooth you away. I can't say goodbye.”

— China Miéville, The Scar

“It is when we are most lost that we sometimes find our true friends.”

— Brothers Grimm, Grimm's Fairy Stories: (The Brothers Grimm Classics Collection)

“Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.”

— José N. Harris, MI VIDA: A Story of Faith, Hope and Love

“You will lose someone you can’t live without,and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s like having…”

— Anne Lamott, Quotes That Help You Through The Hard Times in Life

“I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I know I can.”

— Watty Piper, The Little Engine That Could (Original Classic Edition)

“The more he gave away, the more delighted he became.”

— Marcus Pfister, The Rainbow Fish

“I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.”

— Robert Munsch, Love You Forever

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”

— J.K Rowling, Hogwarts Classics (Harry Potter)