My Top 10: Favorite Quotes "by" Authors

 

I love quotes, especially inspirational ones! They really serve as great reminders once in a while. These quotes (and more) are on my goodreads account, but I wanted to share my top 10 favorite ones here. Not all of these quotes are found in the author's books, but according to goodreads, these authors get "credit" for quoting them I guess. Either way, I still love them :) Let me know what you think of these and share your favorite quotes with me in the comments below!

In no particular order...

 

2. “What’s the good of being true to your religion on the outside, if you don’t change what’s on the inside, were it really counts?” ― Randa Abdel-Fattah, Does My Head Look Big In This?

 

3. “There are things you can't back down on, things you gotta take a stand on. But it's up to you to decide what them things are. You have to demand respect in this world, ain't nobody just gonna hand it to you. How you carry yourself, what you stand for--that's how you gain respect. But, little one, ain't nobody's respect worth more than your own.” ― Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

   
4. “Baby, we have no choice of what color we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here.” ― Mildred D. Taylor

 

5. "Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.”
― Brandon Mull, Fablehaven   

6. “We humans are conflicted beings. Our beliefs don't always harmonize with our instincts, and our behavior doesn't always reflect our beliefs. ... We wage war between the person we are and the person we hope to become.” ― Brandon Mull (in other words, jihad of the heart...)

 

7. “The best way to measure how much you've grown isn't by inches or the number of laps you can now run around the track, or even your grade point average-- though those things are important, to be sure. It's what you've done with your time, how you've chosen to spend your days, and whom you've touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success.”  ― R.J. Palacio, Wonder

 

8. “Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me. Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” ― Shel Silverstein

 

9. “It is not Islam that oppresses Muslim women, it is the lack of knowledge or the lack of application of that knowledge that oppresses.” ― Na'ima B. Robert, From My Sisters' Lips

 

10. “Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.” ― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief