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29 quotes
American young-adult fantasy writer
“There was only present, and it was infinite. The past and the future were just blinders we wore so that infinity wouldn't drive us mad.”
"It is bodies that make us real. What is a soul without eyes to look through or hands to hold?"
on Philosophy
"Life doesn’t need magic to be magical.(But a little bit sure doesn't hurt.)"
on Life
"As long as you're alive, there's always a chance things will get better."
on Hope
"to stay true in the face of evil is a feat of strength"
on Courage
"If you can kill it, or it can kill you, it's real."
on Truth
"Get out of doors, Strange. Breathe air, see things. A man should have squint lines from looking at the horizon, not just from reading in dim light."
on Nature
"It's not like there's a law against flying.""Yes there is. The law of gravity."
on Humor
"Life and peace. Victory and vengeance.And never the twain shall meet."
"Brimstone once told me that to stay true in the face of evil is a feat of strength."
"Perhaps Fate laid out your life for you like a dress on a bed, and you could either wear it or go naked."
"I turned my nightmares into fireflies and caught them in a jar."
"It was impossible, of course. But when did that ever stop any dreamer from dreaming."
on Dreams
"It's never too soon to worry. Worry spurs preparation."
on Fear
"...but one can't be irredeemable who shows reverence for books."
on Wisdom
"If you're afraid of your own dreams, you're welcome here in mine."
"It was interesting the way a small hate could grow inside a big hate and take it over."
on Emotion
"It was hope, dying unsurprised."
"He believed in magic, like a child, and in ghosts, like a peasant."
on Faith
"ignorance and power, they´re a poor combination."
"The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around...."
