“Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?” 
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

“A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.” 
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.” 
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

"When the world shoves you around, you just gotta stand up and shove back."
― Eiichiro Oda, One Piece (Zoro)

“Writing stories is a kind of magic, too.” 
― Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

"Life is like a mountain - you can say you've reached the top, but only after climbing back down."
― Hideaki Sorachi, Gintama (Sataka Gintoki)

“When you have lost hope, you have lost everything. And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope.” 
― Pittacus Lore, I Am Number Four

“You don't strike me as the princess type."
"What's that suppose to mean?"
Daniel Smiled. "It means that I'd still go out of my way to rescue you, but you'd probably smack me across the head and try to slay the dragon yourself.” 
― Jeyn Roberts, Dark Inside

“Because sometimes I was tired of feeling so much and I just wanted to shut down and not feel anything. But I guess I wasn't wired that way. All I could do was write about it. Get it out of my head and onto something like paper that I could manage easier.” 
― Jon Skovron, Struts & Frets