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"You have to be the bravest person in the world to go out every day, being yourself when no one likes who you are."
"Til shade is gone, til water is goneInto the shadow with teeth baredScreaming defiance with the last breathTo spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the Last Day."
"Someday is now."
"Never stop. Never stop fighting. Never stop dreaming."
"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
"The amazing thing is that every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements - the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution - weren’t created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars, and the only way they could get into your body is if those stars were kind enough to explode. So, forget Jesus. The stars died so that you could be here today."
"Those three things - autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward - are, most people will agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying."
"Don't waste your energy trying to change opinions ... Do your thing, and don't care if they like it."
"One must always be prepared for riotous and endless waves of transformation."
"My name is Celaena Sardothien," she whispered, "and I will not be afraid."
"It's a lie to think you're not good enough. It's a lie to think you're not worth anything."
"Try, reach, want, and you may fall. But even if you do, you might be okay anyway. If you don't try, you save nothing, because you might as well be dead."
"What if the kid you bullied at school, grew up, and turned out to be the only surgeon who could save your life?"
"Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton."
"Always be yourself, there's no one better!"
"That proves you are unusual," returned the Scarecrow; "and I am convinced that the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones. For the common folks are like the leaves of a tree, and live and die unnoticed."
"Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye."
"When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me,speaking words of wisdom, let it be.And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me,speaking words of wisdom, let it be.Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree,there will be an answer, let it be.For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see,there will be an answer. let it be.Let it be, let it be, .....And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light, that shines on me,shine until tomorrow, let it be.I wake up to the sound of music, mother Mary comes to me,speaking words of wisdom, let it be.Let it be, let it be, ....."