Top Ten Inspiring Quotes from Books

“Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.” – Tina Fey, Bossypants

“You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want.” – SE Hinton, The Outsiders

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”  – Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being A Wallflower

“Aim higher in case you fall short.” – Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

“What you have to decide… is how you want your life to be. If your forever was ending tomorrow, would this be how you’d want to have spent it? Listen, the truth is, nothing is guaranteed. You know that more than anybody. So dont be afraid. Be alive.” – Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever

“Sometime skulls are thick, sometimes hearts are vacant, sometimes words don’t work” – James Frey, A Million Little Pieces

“The world was hers for the reading” – Betty Smith, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

“Love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone’s bad qualities because they somehow complete you.” – Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

“Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams you never even knew you had” – Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones

“That was the thing about best friends. Like sisters and mothers, they could piss you off and make you cry and break your heart, but in the end, when the chips are down, they were there, making you laugh even in your darkest hours.” – Kristin Hannah, Firefly Lane

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