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Here are some of my favourite inspirational and thought-provoking quotes. I honestly have no idea what else to write in the introduction to this post, so let’s move on to the quotes!
1. “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” – Neil Gaiman, Coraline
2. “I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too.” – Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret
3. ““What you imagine as overwhelming or terrifying while at leisure becomes something you can cope with when you must-there is no time for fear.” – Rebecca Solnit, A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
4. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen, Selected Poems, 1956-1968
5. “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” – Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
6. “Whatever comes,” she said, “cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside. It would be easy to be a princess if I were dressed in cloth of gold, but it is a great deal more of a triumph to be one all the time when no one knows it.” – Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess
7. “Adversity is like a strong wind. It…tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that afterward we see ourselves as we really are, and not merely as we might like to be.” – Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha
8. “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde, The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde
9. “There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” – John Green, Turtles All the Way Down
10. “But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.” – Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth
Lydia, You have a fascinating blog here with some myriad topics to read up on.
All these quotes are great.
But love what Stephen King always says.
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” – Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
This is also a very precious book.
Have a great week ahead!
Thank you very much. What kind words. Yes, On Writing is a wonderful book.
Great quotes, Lydia.
Thank you.
That quote by Oscar Wilde is just timeless! And the line from Coraline is certainly another favorite.
Thank you. I totally agree.
I really love that Neil Gaiman quote! I also like the quote you posted from Turtles All the Way Down. I really need to read that book soon!
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Thanks. I hope you like Turtles All the Way Down.
Love, love, love On Writing! That quote says it all, doesn’t it? 🙂
I love A Little Princess and Secret Garden too. Now I want to read them again!
Yes, it sure does. I hope you enjoy your rereads.
Great post! ☺️
I’ve not heard of most of these!
Thank you. I tried to pick ones that weren’t as well known.
I love the Gaiman and King ones! But I also love the one from The Invention of Hugo Cabret. I’ve never read it before- but it definitely speaks to me. Great list!
Thank you very much.
Great quotes! Neil Gaiman has so many quotable parts in his books.
Thank you, and he sure does.
I haven’t read Memoirs of a Geisha but I love that quote!
It’s been years since I read it myself, but I do remember liking it. Hope you do as well if you read it.
I’ve always loved that Neil Gaiman quote! So beautiful.
That quote from Stephen King is one of my favorites, too. Ah, so painfully true. Even if you don’t want to, gotta just roll up your sleeves and get to it.
Thank you, and I totally agree.
Love these quotes! Very hopeful and beautiful to read.
Thank you very much.
Some great ones here Lydia. Man, Coraline (the movie) STILL freaks me out.
Thank you. Yeah, that movie was very scary…and not just for kids! I still shudder at the thought of the characters who had buttons for eyes.
Great list! I love that quote from A Little Princess.
Thanks. Yeah, it’s a great quote.
I love that Oscar Wilde quote. So classic!
It sure is. I wish he lived in our era. What a creative person he was.
Thanks for mentioning “The Invention of Hugo Cabret”. That was definitely an emotional, captivating read!
Thanks for sharing 🙂
You’re welcome. Thanks for stopping by.
I love all of these! That Little Princess quote is one of my favorites too. And I love that quote from Hugo Cabret!!
Thank you very much.
I always loved A Little Princess. Great choice with that one, and the Memoirs of a Geisha one.
Thanks. I appreciate that.
Nice! I like the one from A Little Princess, and stephen King as well.
Thank you.
Great list! I love Stephen King’s “On Writing” because it is chock full of inspirational quotes like the one here.
Yes, it sure is. And thanks.
That Neil Gaiman quote certainly seems to have been popular this week!
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I know, right? Wasn’t expecting that at all.
Memoirs of a Geisha was a wonderful book and I absolutely love the first quote by Neil Gailman. Great compilation of quotes!
Thank you very much.
These are some really thought provoking, inspirational quotes. Thanks for sharing them!
You’re welcome, and thank you for your kind words.
So many good ones, like the ones by King, Wilde and Gaiman.
Thank you!
I love that Neil Gaiman quote! It’s what makes books so inspiring 🙂
For sure. 🙂
Great and diverse choice of quotes here! Excellent post.
Thank you very much.
Neil Gaiman and Stephen King always say such profound things!
They sure do.
So many great Quotes, i have a few i liked the one from John Green, Rick Riordan & Neil Gaiman
Thanks. I appreciate that.
Great quotes! I really like the one from King’s On Writing, and the Cohen one too.
Thanks. Yeah, they’re great.
Love this list! A Little Princess was a favorite of mine when I was little. I was obsessed with the book and the Shirley Temple movie.
That movie was the best.
Also, I love the title of your blog. So creative.
I like the Hugo Cabret quote. The Neil Gaiman quote seems very popular this week.
Thanks.
And, yeah, I was not expecting so many other people to pick that Gaiman quote!
I loved that Stephen’s king book. So inspirational!
It sure is.
That Neil Gaiman is brilliant. And the Stephen King quote would give you a kick in the ass to just get on with things!
Heh, for sure.
I love that Neil Gaiman quote so much. When I first looked at this week’s topic, that was going to be one of the ones I listed.
It’s fabulous for sure.
The Coraline quote seems really popular today and I can see why! I also love the Stephen King quote.
Yes, it sure does. I wasn’t expecting that at all!
All of these are so good! I especially love the Leonard Cohen quote 🙂
Aww, thanks.
Yeah, that Leonard Cohen quote made me grin when I first discovered it.
I love the quote from Hugo Cabret. Such a good one.
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
Great list! I always liked that Oscar Wilde quote! 😊
Thanks. Yeah, it’s a good one.
I’m seeing that Coraline quote a lot today! And John Green is popping up a lot in several different books. Love your picks!
Yeah, they’ve both proven to be quite popular. Thanks.
Great list. I like the Hugo and Oscar Wilde quotes.
Thank you very much.
Love the quote you chose from Little Princess, and the quote from Coraline, too! They’re both so good. 🙂
Thanks. So glad you liked them.
I love the Coraline quote ❤
Thank you.
Ooh nice quotes! Lots of new tom me ones here!
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You’re welcome. I’m glad you liked my post.
A Little Princess!! I love that one!
Heh, thanks.
That Cohen one is an all-time favorite, and good thing to remind myself of sometimes.
Cool! Yeah, it’s a great quote.
Great quotes! I like the Oscar Wilde one best. The Neil Gaiman one is good too. Here is some more info on the Neil Gaiman quote. I thought it was interesting:
https://neil-gaiman.tumblr.com/post/42909304300/my-moms-a-librarian-and-planning-to-put-literary
That is so cool! Thank you very much for sharing this link.
I love everything written by John Green. That quote from Turtles All the Way Down is so powerful. My TTT favorite quotes this year
Yes, John Green is so quotable. Thanks.
John Green as some amazing quotes!
Genesis @ Whispering Chapters
He sure does.
I love that The Little Princess quote ♥️♥️ Great list of quotes!!
It’s a great one. Thanks.
These are great! I love the Oscar Wilde quote!
Thanks. I’m glad you liked them.
That Oscar Wilde quote is one of my favorites. Great choices!
Thank you.
Great quotes, Lydia! #1 reminds me of something that C.S. Lewis would say and #4 perhaps reminds me of Rumi …?? #6 Is great and you can’t beat Oscar Wilde for wit. So funny!
I’d never made those associations before, but I can totally see why you’d think that.
Yes, Oscar Wilde was a very witty many.
And thanks. 🙂
I like #9 on your picks. Have a great week!
Thank you. You, too!
The Gaiman quote is great! I love his work so much
Yeah, Gaiman is a real treasure for sure.
I really love that quote from Neil Gaiman. It sounds just so iconic, plus I really love fairytales so I love the message behind it too.
Great picks for this week. 🙂
Thanks. I appreciate that.
Yeah, fairytales are wonderful.
Love these quotes, my favorite is probably Coraline. I love that book so much. The movie is amazing too.
Yes, it sure was. Thanks for stopping by.
Oh my number 1 and 7 really are wonderful!
Thank you very much.
These are wonderful. Neil Gaimain and Leonard Cohen’s are amongst my favorites ever, and I really liked the Solnit one, which I hadn’t heard before but definitely relate to.
Thank you very much.
Love the quote from Memoirs of a Geisha. I recently read that book after coming back from Japan. The Hugo quote is pretty awesome too.
Thanks!
These are such great quotes!! I love the one from Turtles All the Way Down. I still need to read that book! ☺️
Thanks. I hope you like that book.
Oh I love all of these! That one from Coraline is a particular favorite of mine. 🙂
Heh, thank you.
Such great choices! I love the Hugo Cabret quote and the one from Battle of the Labyrinth. 🙂
So glad to hear that.
Love these, and I had forgotten that wonderful one from A Little Princess, but that idea had such an impact on me as a kid!
Thanks, and same here.
I loved reading Turtles All The Way Down, and I love that quote!
Thank you.
Fantastic list of quotes. I’ve always loved that one from Neil Gaiman.
Thanks. Yeah, that’s a great one. It was quite popular this week, too.
I love these quotes!
Thanks. 🙂
Love the one from The Little Princess! And the one from Leonard Cohen, so beautiful.
Thanks. I’m glad you liked them.
I’ve always loved that Leonard Cohen quote!
Glad to hear it.
Oh these are all so nice! I especially like the John Green one.
Thank you.
WOW I really like the second quote, thank you for sharing!
Thanks!