You can’t be with someone else effectively, unless you can stand to be alone with yourself,” he declared. “Being part of a couple isn’t the final answer. It can’t define who you are. Thwonk by Joan Bauer (via quotesfrombooks)
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A million dollars sounds like a lot, I know. Especially when you’re young. But you can’t let money erode your principles or you’ll wind up with nothing. Sammy Keyes And The Dead Giveaway by Wendelin Van Draanen (via quotesfrombooks)
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You should know,” said Estella. “I am what you have made me. Take all the praise, take all the blame; take all the success, take all the failure; in short, take me. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens(Submitted by alicemarla)
Why did you do all this for me?” he asked. “I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.” “You have been my friend,” replied Charlotte. “That in itself is a tremendous thing. Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White (via effyeahyoungadultlit)
Realize your youth while you have it. Don’t squander the gold of your days, listening to the tedious, trying to improve the hopeless failure, or giving away your life to the ignorant, the common, and the vulgar. These are the sickly aims, the false ideals, of our age. Live! Live the wonderful life that is …
That’s the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (via quotesfrombooks)
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Infatuation cannot be sustained indefinitely, my friend. Love that embraces the entire person is a monumental gift that takes time to grow. Thwonk by Joan Bauer (via quotesfrombooks)