Category: quotes
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3 Day Quotes Challenge: Day 3
Thank you Darren @ The Arty Plantsman for nominating me for this challenge! Here are the rules: Thank the person who nominates you Post one quote per day for 3 consecutive days Nominate three new bloggers each day (just 2 bloggers for today!) Today’s quote: I am always saying “Glad to’ve met you” to somebody…
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3 Day Quotes Challenge: Day 2
Thank you Darren @ The Arty Plantsman for nominating me for this challenge! (PS. I totally drafted up this blog post and then forgot to post it yesterday. Oops haha…) Here are the rules: Thank the person who nominates you Post one quote per day for 3 consecutive days Nominate three new bloggers each day…
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3 Day Quotes Challenge: Day 1
Thank you Darren @ The Arty Plantsman for nominating me for this challenge! Here are the rules: Thank the person who nominates you Post one quote per day for 3 consecutive days Nominate three new bloggers each day Today’s quote: A DEFINITION NOT FOUND IN THE DICTIONARY Not leaving: an act of trust and love, often…
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Book Quote #11: “Ten Lies They Tell You In High School”
THE FIRST TEN LIES THEY TELL YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL 1. We are here to help you. 2. You will have time to get to your class before the bell rings. 3. The dress code will be enforced. 4. No smoking is allowed on school grounds. 5. Our football team will win the championship this…
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Book Quote #10: “Two kinds of quiet people”
I honestly think there are two kinds of quiet people. There’s the kind like me, who are secretly full of storms and spinning gears. And then there’s the kind like Olivia, who is the actual personification of an ocean on a sunny day. I don’t mean that she’s simple. There’s just something peaceful about her.…
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Book Quote #9: The Ocean Between People
“He talked about the ocean between people. And how the whole point of everything is to find a shore worth swimming to.” ― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda I love this quote from Simon vs. I love Simon vs in general. There are just so many quotable phrases from this book. On a side…
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Book Quote #8: Never Stop Doing Right
“Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right.” – Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give This is an incredible quote from The Hate U Give that I think speaks for itself. By the way, The Hate U Give is an AMAZING book that…
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Book Quote #7: “Straight people really should have to come out”
“It is definitely annoying that straight (and white, for that matter) is the default, and that the only people who have to think about their identity are the ones who don’t fit that mold. Straight people really should have to come out, and the more awkward it is, the better. Awkwardness should be a requirement.”…
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Book Quote #6: “I wonder if that’s how darkness wins”
“I wonder if that’s how darkness wins, by convincing us to trap it inside ourselves, instead of emptying it out. I don’t want it to win.” — My Heart and Other Black Holes, Jasmine Warga Somedays I feel that it helps to talk positively, and that the act of saying happy words will make us happier,…
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Thoughtful Thursday Quote #5: “Growing up”
“Maybe growing up means disappointing the people we love.” ― Everything, Everything, Nicola Yoon This is a quote that stuck with me as I read Everything, Everything. In the book, Maddy makes a difficult choice: She decides to listen to her heart and do what she truly wants, even if it means disappointing her mother.…
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