Eleanor & Park
“You think that holding someone hard will bring them closer. You think that you can hold them so hard that you'll still feel them,...
Native Son
“Violence is a personal necessity for the oppressed...It is not a strategy consciously devised. It is the deep, instinctive expression of...
Queen of Shadows
"She was fire, and light, and ash, and embers. She was Aelin Fireheart, and she bowed for no one and nothing, save the crown that was...
Across the Universe
“Power isn’t control at all — power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn’t someone who forces others to make him...
Lair of Dreams
“Every city is a ghost. New buildings rise upon the bones of the old so that each shiny steel bean, each tower of brick carries within it...
The Martian
“If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood. If an...
Brave New World
“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly...
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
“Education is mostly about institutions and getting tickets stamped; learning is what we do for ourselves. When we're lucky, they go...
Cress
“Maybe there isn’t such a thing as fate. Maybe it’s just the opportunities we’re given, and what we do with them. I’m beginning to think...
Scarlet
“We met less than a week ago and in that time I've done nothing but lie and cheat and betray you. I know. But if you give me a...
