“But I can now understand why people read, why they like to get lost in somebody else's life. Sometimes I'll read a sentence and it will make me sit up, jolt me, because it is something that I have recently felt but never said out loud. I want to reach into the page and tell the characters that I understand them, that they're not alone, that I'm not alone, that it's ok to feel like this. And then the lunch bell rings, the book closes, and I'm plunged back into reality.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“I know the difference between right and wrong. I understand the rules. But today I feel that the rules have been blurred, because today they were literally on my front doorstep.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“Ignorance is bliss. Knowledge is often a responsibility nobody wants.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“Courage does not take over, it fights and struggles through every word you say and every step you take. It's a battle or a dance as to whether you let it pervade. It takes courage to overcome, but it takes extreme fear to be courageous.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“I can't be afraid of someone whose human side I see and know.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“We see being Flawed as a strength, Celestine. If you make a mistake, you learn from it. If you never make a mistake, you’re never the wiser. These so-called perfect leaders we have now have never made a mistake. How can they have learned what’s right and wrong, how could they have learned anything about themselves? About what they feel comfortable doing, about what they feel is beyond the scope of their character? The more mistake you have made, the more you have learned.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“I told you I'd find you.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“Never trust a man who sits, uninvited, at the head of the table in another man's home.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“Knowledge is often a responsibility nobody wants”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“I am a girl of definitions, of logic, of black and white”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“Freedom of speech isn’t something you can mess with with journalists. You try to silence them, they’ll shout even louder.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“If you make a mistake, you learn from it. If you never make a mistake, you’re never the wiser. These”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“It was the most perfect moment in my life.
It was the last perfect moment in my life.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“Albert Einstein: ‘We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.’” He”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“The trouble with being punctual is that there’s nobody there to see it,”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“I’ve learned that to be courageous is to feel fear within, every step of the way.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“Mary May: Dr. Smith says nothing's broken.
Celestine: No. If you don't count my heart, my pride and my complete belief in humanity.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“Power. It's all about that, don't you forget. People want money or power.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“So you do read the papers. Usually kids your age need a bomb up their backsides, but it’s good to see you’ve got your wits about you.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“I've learned that to be courageous is to feel fear within, every step of the way. Courage does not take over, it fights and struggles through every word you say and every step you take. It's a battle or a dance as to whether to let it pervade. It takes courage to overcome, but it takes extreme fear to be courageous.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“...sometimes it's best not to know, because even when you know, it doesn't matter anyway. Ignorance is bliss. Knowledge is often a responsibility nobody wants.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“When the lows are so immense, victories are small. But they are there despite it. You just have to know them when you see them, little pockets of light and hope hidden away in darkness.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“My eyes move from side to side. I try to focus but I can't. I know why I'm here and I don't know why I'm here. I understand, and then I don't. I think it's fair, and then I don't. I wish I'd never done what I did, and then I'm glad I did. I want to scream, but I don't.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“When you see something, it can’t be unseen. When you hear a sound, it can never be unheard. I know, deep down, that this evening I have learned something that can never be unlearned. And the part of my world that is altered will never be the same.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“Forget the old man,” she says sternly, so coldly, so devoid of all the love that I know her to have, that I don’t recognize her, and for that I don’t recognize the world. They are my roots, my foundations, and they sit before me now uprooted and saying things I never thought they’d say. “You will not allow a Flawed to ruin your life,” she says, and her voice cracks.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“NEVER TRUST A man who sits, uninvited, at the head of the table in another man’s home. Not”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“I’ve learned that to be courageous is to feel fear within, every step of the way. Courage does not take over, it fights and struggles through every word you say and every step you take. It’s a battle or a dance as to whether to let it pervade. It takes courage to overcome, but it takes extreme fear to be courageous.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“I try to focus, but I can't. I know why I'm here, and then I don't know why I'm here. I understand, then I don't. I think it's fair, and then I don't. I wish I'd never done what I'd done, and then I'm glad I did.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“We see being Flawed as a strength. If you make a mistake, you learn from it. If you never make a mistake, you're never the wiser.”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
“Never trust a man who sits, uninvited, at the head of the table in another man's home.” ”
― Cecelia Ahern, quote from Flawed
Cecelia Ahern
Born place: in Dublin, Ireland
Born date September 30, 1981
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“I think that is called the ‘Golden Rule,’ Brennus. ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,’” I say with a crooked smile. Faolan looks at me strangely, asking, “Dat’s a rule? Den whah’s da ‘Silver Rule?’” Before I can answer, Eion chimes in, “Da ‘Silver Rule’ must be whah ye do when the ‘Golden Rule’ does na work. It must be, ‘Kill all da others before dey kill all of yous.’” Lachlan smiles at me and says, “Da ‘Golden Rule’ should really be, ‘Ye will bleed if ye do na do whah I’m telling ye.”
― Amy A. Bartol, quote from Indebted
“Now, it is our understanding that his Majesty Grom is requesting an unsealing from his mating with the Common Paca?”
“That is correct,” Antonis says, rolling his eyes. “Poseidon’s beard, but this is repetitive.”
Tandel ignores the elder king’s bluster. “It is also our understanding that Prince Galen requests, in exchange for his help, and the help of Emma the Half-Breed, that he is permitted to mate with Emma as if she were full-blooded Syrena.”
“You have that correct,” Galen answers gruffly.
Tandel pauses. “And do the Royals have any more requests at this time?”
“Yes,” Emma says, to Galen’s surprise. She’s never held back from speaking what’s on her mind. But she never acknowledged herself as a Royal until now. “Because of my Half-breed status, and the fact that I’ve lived on land all my life, I would like for the Royals to be able to visit me here whenever they like. I know that under the current laws, that’s not allowed, but I want that changed.”
“You might as well agree to that, Tandel,” Antonis says. “Or else you’ll be holding another tribunal for the Royals, because all of us intend to be visiting land more often I think.”
“Actually I won’t be visiting land,” Galen says. He turns to Emma. “I’ll be living here.” Tears pool in her eyes. He catches one sliding down her cheek and kisses it away. Her reaction just confirms what he’d suspected all along. That she’s been worried about it. How it would work out between them, where would they live. Emma had said before that she wanted the best of both worlds. Prom, graduation, college. Swimming with dolphins, visiting the Titanic, searching for Amelia Earhart’s plane. He intends to make sure she has it all.”
― Anna Banks, quote from Of Triton
“I can’t name the poison that’s killing your friend. But the one that’s killing you is called hope.”
― Scott Lynch, quote from The Republic of Thieves
“Jesus smiled, “So, you believe because you’ve seen with your own eyes. Good! But better blessings are in store for those who believe without seeing.”
― D.C. Talk, quote from Jesus Freaks: Stories of Those Who Stood for Jesus, the Ultimate Jesus Freaks
“As if I would EVER give birth. I suppose a well-mannered little six-year-old would be all right, but they simply don’t COME that way. You have to TRAIN them. Too tiresome. I can understand your anguish.”
― Meg Cabot, quote from Boy Meets Girl
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