Quick Quotes - Round Three

[Emily Spencer]

From: I Am Number 4 by Pittacus Lore

I know that I am next

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

An unlikely quote for someone to use as an e-mail signature

"Silk chuckled. "You're a very observant lad," he said. Then his tone became more serious. "We're living in momentous times, Garion. The events of a thousand years and more have all focused on these very days. The world, I'm told, is like that. Centuries pass when nothing happens, and then in a few short years events of such tremendous importance take place that the world is never the same again."
"I think that if I had my choice, I'd prefer one of those quiet centuries," Garion said glumly.
"Oh, no," Silk said, his lips drawing back in a ferretlike grin. "Now's the time to be alive---to see it all happen, to be a part of it. That makes the blood race, and each breath is an adventure."

~~ Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings

[River Fenwick]

How come Aquaman can control whales? They're mammals! Makes no sense.

From The Martian by Andy Weir

[Helenarosequeen Granger]

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

[Prof. Sindor Aloyarc]

From “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky:

I’m so sorry that I wasted your time because you really do mean a lot to me and I hope you have a very nice life because I really think you deserve it. I really do. I hope you do, too. Okay, then. Goodbye.

[Luna Ravenlong]

From The Hunger Games: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins:

There are much worse games to play

[Janne Halla]

Nothing is an absolute reality, all is permitted.

From Alamut by Vladimir Bartol

[Prof. Sky Alton]

Beans have been sent!

This week’s prompt is…

The most important ingredient in a magic potion

For example:

A rather formidable fruitcake.

– A Quiet Life in the Country by T. E. Kinsey
Please keep HOL appropriateness in mind when picking your quotes and books.

[Emily Spencer]

From The Bar Code Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn

…a box of cereal

[River Fenwick]

Dark, dark chocolate.

From The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

[Janne Halla]

A cookie. Like an Oreo.

From The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

[Prof. Sindor Aloyarc]

From “Practical Magic” by Alice Hoffman:

Mint on your windowsill in August

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

The most important ingredient in a magic potion

from The Family Tree by Sheri S. Tepper

Elias's Element-all

[Helenarosequeen Granger]

a spoonful of the tea in which I had soaked a morsel of the cake

From
Swann's Way
By
Marcel Proust

[Luna Ravenlong]

From A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens:

…a fragment of an underdone potato…

[Prof. Sky Alton]

Beans have been unleashed.

This week's prompt is...
Facts of Life

For instance....

It was easy to say "someone should do something" but rather more difficult to put it into practice.

– Frogkisser by Garth Nix
Please keep HOL appropriateness in mind when picking your quotes and books.

[Emily Spencer]

From The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

If we are going to survive, we need to be brave. We need to be bold. We need to be willing to fight.

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Facts of Life

Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.

from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling

[Prof. Sindor Aloyarc]

From “The Library of Ever” by Zeno Alexander:

As far as we tardigrades are concerned, Pluto is and always will be a planet. End of discussion.

[River Fenwick]

It is quite a revelation to discover that the place you wanted to escape to is the exact same place you escaped from. That the prison wasn't the place, but the perspective.

From The Midnight Library by Matt Haig