1. “The consequence of this is that I'm always finding humans at their best and worst. I see their ugly and their beauty, and I wonder how the same thing can be both." - Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
2. "Another secret of the universe: Sometimes pain was like a storm that came out of nowhere. The clearest summer could end in a downpour. Could end in lightning and downpour." - Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
3. "The lonliest moment in someone's life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly." - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
4. "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
5. "If there's just one kind of folks, why can't they get along with each other? If they're all alike, why do they go out of their way to despise each other? Scout, I think I'm beginning to understand something. I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time. It's because he wants to stay inside." - Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
6. "Maybe there is a beast... maybe it's only us." - William Golding, Lord of the Flies
7. "My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?" - David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
8. "You cannot pick and choose what parts of her to love." - Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire
9. "He danced on the knife’s edge between awareness and sleep. When he dreamt like this, he was a king. The world was his to bend. His to burn." - Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream Thieves
10. "There’s a monster at the end of this book. It’s the blank page where the story ends and you’re left alone with yourself and your thoughts." - Welcome to Night Vale
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