Ignorant Historian

I know this is a huge number of quotes, but I can’t exclude any.  Really, this is as much for me…I enjoy these quotes and by putting them here, I not only get to share them, but I get to access them.  I hope you’ll enjoy and/or ponder them like I did!

“Large numbers of books always depressed her, as did people who liked to read large numbers of books.” – Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, p. 159

“I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.” – Abraham Lincoln, quoted in Amen, Amen, Amen by Abby Sher

“And know this: people who seek only happiness never find it.” – Blue in Snow by Orhan Pamuk, p. 350

“I was like a lost moon–my planet destroyed in some cataclysmic, disaster-movie scenario of desolation–that continued, nevertheless, to circle in a tight little orbit around the empty space left behind, ignoring the laws of gravity.” - New Moon by Stephenie Meyer, p. 201

“As people like Stubbs and MAx Carter have taught me, education and piety are not mutually exclusive, and the sooner this school’s higher-ups take this to heart, the sooner Liberty students can go about the business of loving God with their minds.” - The Unlikely Disciple by Kevin Roose, p. 249

“It was so unfair.  I didn’t ask to be white.  I didn’t think I was being braver just because I was white.” – Little Brother by Cory Doctorow, 160

“How did you know about Steampunk?”
“Uh, you mentioned it online somewhere.”
“You’ve been reading my blog. A lot.” – “Random on Purpose,” NCIS: LA (probably how my first conversation with a date would go, minus the Steampunk)

“Suddenly Kira knew that although her door was unlocked, she was not really free.” - Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry, p. 153

“I could remember every stupid thing I’d ever said or done, recall them with picture-perfect clarity.  Any time I was feeling low, I’d naturally start to remember other times I felt that way, a hit parade of humiliations coming one after another to my mind.” – Little Brother by Cory Doctorow, 294

“The dictionary says my identity should be all about being separate or distinct, and yet it feels like it is so wrapped up in others.”  - The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson

“Hope the French fleas eat you both alive.
And your room smells
And the toilet doesn’t flush
And locals treat you mean
And the service takes too long.” – “Mon Amour” sung by Shakira (I have nothing to be bitter about, but I thought this was funny)

“Some boast in chariots and some in horses, but we will boast in the name of the LORD, our God.” – Psalm 20:7, NASU

“Why, Scarlett!  You must have been reading a newspaper!  I’m surprised at you.  Don’t do it again.  It addles women’s brains.” – Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, p. 331

“I gave you my heart and a sweet love letter
but you gave them right back and said you like her better” – “Average Girl” sung by Emily Osment

“Because it made her happy to think so, she believed he would.” – Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

“But there’s not a coward in the world who doesn’t dream of the day when he might find himself capable of great courage.” – Snow by Orhan Pamuk, p. 350

” ‘What is it about writing for teenagers that leads to so much censorship?’ ….It’s because grown-ups don’t remember what it was like when they were teenagers.  Not really.  They remember something out of a Disney movie and that’s where they want to keep us.” – Liar by Justine Larbalestier, p. 137

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