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#1

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

tags: abilities, choices

50698 likes

#2

“Not all those who wander are lost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: bilbo, journey, lost, quest, travel, wander

21678 likes

#3

“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”
― John F. Kennedy

tags: human-rights, inspirational, politics

1112 likes

#4

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
― E.E. Cummings

tags: attributed-no-source, courage

17074 likes

#5

“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”
― Anita Desai

tags: travel

4018 likes

#6

“Books. Cats. Life is Good.”
― Edward Gorey

4621 likes

#7

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

134503 likes

#8

“You can smile when your heart is breaking because you're a woman.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Other Boleyn Girl

676 likes

#9

“If it means something, take it to heart. If it means nothing, it's nothing. Let it go.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Other Boleyn Girl

tags: boleyn, england

495 likes

#10

“I believe in me, in my view of the world. I believe in my responsibility for my own destiny, guilt for my own sins, merit for my own good deeds, determination of my own life. I don't believe in miracles, I believe in hard work.”
― Philippa Gregory

114 likes

#11

“Words have weight, something once said cannot be unsaid. Meaning is like a stone dropped into a pool; the ripples will spread and you cannot know what back they wash against.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Constant Princess

108 likes

#12

“I never thought it would end like this. I never thought he would leave me without saying goodbye.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Other Boleyn Girl

tags: anne, boelyn, henry, katherine, king, mary, queen

82 likes

#13

“Just because one man calls him Allah and another calls him God is no reason for believers to be enemies.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Constant Princess

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#14

“He may well speak French and Latin and half a dozen languages, but since he has nothing to say – what good are they?”
― Philippa Gregory, The Constant Princess

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#15

“I have seen sights and travelled in countries you cannot imagine. I have been afraid and I have been in danger, and I have never for one moment thought that I would throw myself at at a man for his help.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Queen's Fool

tags: danger, fearless, inspirational, women

57 likes

#16

“Having faith in God did not mean sitting back and doing nothing. It meant believing you would find success if you did your best honestly and energetically.”
― Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth

tags: faith

373 likes

#17

“Why do you have to be the same as the others? ...Most of them are stupid.”
― Ken Follett, Winter of the World

tags: followers, human-nature, sheep

98 likes

#18

“Trusting someone was like holding a little water in your cupped hands - it was so easy to spill the water, and you could never get it back.”
― Ken Follet

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#19

“It was an odd relationship, but then she was an extraordinary woman: a prioress who doubted much of what the church taught; an acclaimed healer who rejected medicine as practised by physicians; and a nun who made enthusiastic love to her man whenever she could get away with it. If I wanted a normal relationship, Merthin told himself, I should have picked a normal girl.”
― Ken Follett, World Without End

41 likes

#20

“Man who betrayed you once would betray you twice.”
― Ken Follet

53 likes

#21

“And here's my advice to you. If you get the chance of the mad kind of love, grab it with both hands, and to hell with the consequences.”
― Ken Follett, Winter of the World

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#22

“You see, all that I ever held dear has been taken from me," she said in a matter-of-fact tone. "And when you've lost everything-" Her facade began to crumble, and her voice broke, but she made herself carry on. "When you've lost everything, you've got nothing to lose.”
― Ken Follett, World Without End

36 likes

#23

“I could fall for you in a heartbeat”
― Ken Follett, Fall of Giants

tags: love

27 likes

#24

“The greater their ignorance, the stronger their opinions.”
― Ken Follett, Edge of Eternity

87 likes

#25

“When you're thinking, please remember this: excessive pride is a familiar sin, but a man may just as easily frustrate the will of God through excessive humility.”
― Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth

tags: humility, pride

49 likes

#26

“It was an odd thing to do, to stand in a street in the hope of seeing someone who hardly knew him, but he did not want to move.”
― Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth

20 likes

#27

“The wise and good are outnumbered a thousand to one by the brutal and stupid.”
― Douglas Preston, The Cabinet of Curiosities

tags: good-vs-evil-light-vs-dark

33 likes

#28

“Where are you from, Mr. Pendergast? Can't quite place the accent.”
“New Orleans.”
“What a coincidence! I went there for Mardi Gras once."
“How nice for you. I myself have never attended.”
Ludwig paused, the smile frozen on his face, wondering how to steer the conversation onto a more pertinent topic.”
― Douglas Preston, Still Life With Crows

11 likes

#29

“My dear Vincent”
― Douglas Preston

tags: pendergast

13 likes

#30

“One can reach the gates of hell just as easily by short steps as by large.”
― Douglas Preston, The Cabinet of Curiosities

tags: ethics, hell, morality

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