Wisdom
Comes from Experience
“Every
now and then I like to do as I'm told, just to confuse people.”
―
Tamora Pierce, Melting Stones
“Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.”
―
Terry Pratchett
“The
worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.”
―
Bette Midler
“May
the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.”
―
George Carlin
“Yes,
frosting. The final defense of the dying.”
―
Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
“Today
was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”
―
Dr. Seuss
“He
was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a convicted murderer, but he's broken
out of wizard prison and he's on the run. He likes to keep in touch with me,
though...keep up with my news...check if I'm happy...”
―
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
“What
are all these?" Clary asked.
"Vials
of holy water, blessed knives, steel and silver blades," Jace said, piling
the weapons on the floor beside him, "electrum wire - not much use at the
moment but it's always good to have spares - silver bullets, charms of
protetion, crucifixes, stars of David-"
"Jesus,"
said Clary
"I
doubt he'd fit."
"Jace."
Clary was appalled.”
―
Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
“Most
books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because most
books on witchcraft were written by men.”
―
Neil Gaiman
“In
the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.”
―
Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies
“Never
underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.”
―
George Carlin
“You
possess other people's...bodies."
He
accepted that statement with a nod.
"Do
you want to possess my body?"
"I
want to do a lot of things to your body, but that's not one of them.”
―
Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush
“In
a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have
somebody to blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away
from a bus that's just been attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning,
and it's raining on top of everything else, most people might think that's just
really bad luck; when you're a half-blood, you understand that some devine
force is really trying to mess up your day.”
―
Rick Riordan, The Titan's Curse
“DON'T
THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID
THE RUSH.”
―
Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter,
Witch
“So
when the moon's only partly full, you only feel a little wolfy?"
"You
could say that."
"Well,
you can go ahead and hang your head out the car window if you feel like
it."
"I'm
a werewolf, not a golden retriever.”
―
Cassandra Clare
“I'm
saying that I'm a moody, insecure, narrow-minded, jealous, borderline homicidal
bitch, and I want you to promise me that you're okay with that, because it's
who I am, and you're what I need.”
―
Jeaniene Frost, Halfway to the Grave
“Your
friend's poetry is terrible," he said.
Clary
blinked, caught momentarily off guard. "What?"
"I
said his poetry was terrible. It sounds like he ate a dictionary and started
vomiting up words at random.”
―
Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
“Must
you go? I was rather hoping you'd stay and be a ministering angel, but if you
must go, you must."
"I'll
stay," Will said a bit crossly, and threw himself down in the armchair
Tessa had just vacated. "I can minister angelically."
"None
too convincingly. And you're not as pretty to look at as Tessa is," Jem
said, closing his eyes as he leaned back against the pillow.
"How
rude. Many who have gazed upon me have compared the experience to gazing at the
radiance of the sun."
Jem
still had his eyes closed. "If they mean it gives you a headache, they
aren't wrong.”
―
Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel
