“You’d think I’d be used to this agony by now , but it always catches me off guard. Anyone who says grief fades over time is a fucking liar. It never goes away. It just gets better at hiding. You never know when it’s going to spring out of the shadows and sucker punch you in the gut. Grief is a real asshole.” WishGriefDepressionAgonyWishingLiarMake A WishDealing With The PastDealing With GriefFades Away With Time Book:As You Wish Source: As You Wish
“Well, say you only have two choices. You can like red or you can like blue. It’s easy to look at those two colors and decide that, between them, you like red. But when you consider all the colors in the world, then what? You could narrow it down to liking red, but what shade of red? Some of them are practically the same. And some are way different. But they’re all red, so you like them all, because who ever said a person can like just one color and that’s it? But you’re asking me to pick one color and like it for the rest of my life.” “And,” I go on, “every time you talk to someone who’s already picked their color, some adult who’s had their whole life to think about their decision, you know what they say? They regret what they chose. So now they’re stuck their whole life with orange, but they’ve realized orange was a shit color to start with.” ChoicesWishRegretWishesChoices And ConsequencesWishingRegretfulAs You WishHard Decisions Book:As You Wish Source: As You Wish
“Choices, by nature, are not right or wrong. They are only different paths, all ultimately leading to the same end.” ChoicesWishNatureWishesWishingDifferent PathsRight Or WrongAs You WishNot Right Or WrongSame End Book:As You Wish Source: As You Wish
“Life is full of tough times and hard decisions. But as long as you choose to do the right thing, you’ll be OK.” WishWishesTough TimesWishingLife Is A JourneyChoose The RightThe Right ThingAs You WishHard Decisions Book:As You Wish Source: As You Wish
“I can be a hero and a villain all in one night.” NightWishHeroVillainWishesWishingVillains And HeroesAs You Wish Book:As You Wish Source: As You Wish
“The whole idea of wishing is screwed up.” “That didn’t stop you from making your wish,” I point out.” WishWishesIdeaScrewed UpWishingAs You Wish Book:As You Wish Source: As You Wish
“Maybe she hated being out of control, knowing that someone or something else was dictating her fate. Because it's really not fair. A drunk driver runs a red light, and you end up dead. A guy in a movie theater coughs on you, and you catch some rare, fatal disease. You sit in class minding your own business, and there's the kid from sixth period holding a gun in his hand. Why should other people be in control? Why should someone else get to choose when you die?” DeathFateControlHawthorn CreelyLizzie Lovett Book:The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett Source: The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
“I knew all about reading a lot. About how it could take you to a world what was better than the real one. A world where there were adventures and mysteries and magic. Except, of course, books ended eventually, and then you had to go back to being yourself.” ReadingMagicBooksAdventuresBetter WorldMysteriesHawthorn CreelyEnzo CalvettiLizzie Lovett Book:The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett Source: The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
“That’s the problem, of course. At least, part of the problem. In Madison, regrets are as commonplace as wishes. And there’s no such thing as do-overs.” ProblemWishesCommonplaceRegretsAs You WishDo Overs Book:As You Wish Source: As You Wish
“It’s only a saying. You don’t need to analyze it.” “That’s the problem with the world. No one wants to analyze anything.” ProblemSayingsAnalyzeAs You WishWhats Wrong With The World Book:As You Wish Source: As You Wish
“The most beautiful thing about the world is how much is unknown to us. There are so many secrets, Hawthorn. So much awaiting discovery. We are merely dust motes in the vastness of the universe.” DiscoverySecretsBeautiful WorldHawthorn CreelySundogVast Universe Book:The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett Source: The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
“True artists know how to cut their subjects open and bleed them onto the canvas.” CanvasTrue ArtistsHawthorn CreelyEnzo CalvettiLizzie LovettSundog Book:The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett Source: The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
“As long as something was a mystery, there was still the potential for amazement. Maybe that's where I went wrong before. Some riddles weren't meant to be solved.” MysteryHawthorn CreelyLizzie LovettSolving Riddles Book:The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett Source: The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
“People change. Thank God. I can't imagine a world where everyone's the same as they were in high school.” ChangeHawthorn CreelyLizzie LovettHigh School Enzo Calvetti Book:The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett Source: The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
“Don't talk then. Paint. Dance. Write. Just don't hold your feelings inside. The longer we let pain hide in our hearts, the more it turns to poison.” Sundog Book:The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett Source: The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
“...do you ever know a moment is important as it's happening, or is it only when you look back that you can see your life is changed?” MomentsLooking BackHawthorn CreelyEnzo Calvetti Book:The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett Source: The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
“Movies were movies, whether they were old or new. They always captivated me, pulled me into worlds where anything was possible. Worlds where there were adventures and surprises, and life was never dull.” MoviesAdventuresSurprisesHawthorn CreelyEnzo Calvetti Book:The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett Source: The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
“Movies were movies, whether they were old or new. They always captivated me, pulled me into worlds where anything was possible. Worlds where there were adventures and surprises, and life was never dull. The only thing I didn't like about movies was when the credits rolled and returned me to real life.” Real LifeMoviesAdventuresSurprisesHawthorn CreelyEnzo Calvetti Book:The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett Source: The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
“Enzo thought ends were disappointing. He said when you were really immersed in a story, you started to have expectations. And the end was never as great as you imagined it could have been. Even though I mostly agreed with him, I couldn't help wanting to know everything. I was always looking for more.” EndsStoriesHawthorn CreelyEnzo Calvetti Book:The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett Source: The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett