We don't read and write poetry because it's cute.
“Believe it or not each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold, and die”
“Carpe diem.Seize the day, boys.Make your lives extraordinary”
“Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey-when you are the son of Poseidon, you don't have to hurry. And i...”
“Yeah, well," I say, "I left Abnegation because I wasn't selfless enough, no matter how hard I tried to be.""That's not entirely true." He smiles at me. "That girl who let someone throw knives at he...”
“Life is funny. Things change, people change, but you will always be you, so stay true to yourself and never sacrifice who you are for anyone.”
“Im not a woman you bring home to Mother, pick out china patterns with, or Mary forefend, breed. Ive seen a chunk of the universe, true, but theres still so much more to see. I doubt Ill ever cure t...”
“My hope, my heaven, my trust must be,My gentle guide, in following thee.”
“Amory took to writing poetry on spring afternoons, in the gardens of the big estates near Princeton, while swans made effective atmosphere in the artificial pools, and slow clouds sailed harmonious...”
“Im addicted to words. The only way to get my fix is to write and read.”
“Story always tells us more than the mere words, and that is why we love to write it, and to read it.”
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
