“If you want to rebel, rebel from inside the system.That's much more powerful than rebelling outside the system.”
"She is my sister, always, even in death, even beyond."
- Marie Lu
Love
"But sometimes, people kick you to the ground at recess because they think the shape of your eyes is funny. They lunge at you because they see a vulnerable body. Or a different skin color. Or a different name. Or a girl. They think that you won't hit back - that you'll just lower your eyes and hide. And sometimes, to protect yourself, to make it go away, you do. But sometimes, you find yourself standing in exactly the right position, wielding exactly the right weapon to hit back."
- Marie Lu
Courage
"June has never looked more beautiful than she does now, unadorned and honest, vulnerable yet invincible."
- Marie Lu
Strength
"April, the bridge between winter and spring, reminds us of the transient beauty of change."
- Marie Lu
Change
""April, the bridge between winter and spring, reminds us of the transient beauty of change.""
- Marie Lu
Change
"You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute."
- Tina Fey
Taking Risks
"You cannot plow a field by turning it over in your mind. To begin, begin."
- Gordon B. Hinckley
Taking Risks
"Do not wait for the perfect time and place to enter, for you are already onstage."
Taking Risks
"If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more."
- Erica Jong
Taking Risks
"If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever."
- Thomas Aquinas
Taking Risks