Epigraphs — 001

Epigraphs

Quotes, passages, and stanzas that caught my eye. 21 collected so far.

001
Book

Man only likes to count his troubles… he doesn’t calculate his happiness.

Prince Myshkin,

The Idiot

/Fyodor Dostoevsky
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002
Book

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

Atticus Finch,

To Kill a Mockingbird

/Harper Lee
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003
Book

It is our choices… that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Albus Dumbledore,

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

/J.K. Rowling
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004
Book

Hope isn’t something you wait for. It’s something you create.

Author,

Project Hail Mary

/Andy Weir
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005
Book

Being alone doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you’re still standing.

Ryland Grace,

Project Hail Mary

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006
Book

Every problem has a solution. You just have to be willing to find it.

Ryland Grace,

Project Hail Mary

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007
Book

Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until someone else holds up a mirror.

Author,

One of Us is Lying

/Karen M. McManus
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008
Book

People make mistakes. That doesn’t make them monsters.

Cooper Clay,

One of Us is Lying

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009
Book

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Benjamin Franklin,

Poor Richard’s Almanack

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010
Book

The human soul is deeper than hell, because hell doesn’t pretend to be good.

Father Zosima,

The Brothers Karamazov

/Fyodor Dostoevsky
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011
Book

Oh, Nastenka! You know sometimes we feel grateful to people for just existing… for living at the same time as we do.

Fyodor Dostoevsky,

White Nights

/The Dreamer
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012
Film

You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

Harvey Dent,

The Dark Knight

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013
Film

Show me the heart unfettered by foolish dreams, and I’ll show you a happy man. (- Mr. McAllister)

But only in their dreams can men be truly free. ’Twas always thus, and always thus will be. (- John Keating)

John Keating & Mr. McAllister,

Dead Poets Society

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014
Film

We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.

John Keating,

Dead Poets Society

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015
Film

Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.

John Keating,

Dead Poets Society

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016
Book

In the end, love wasn’t about saving someone… it was about choosing them, even when it was hard.

Ana Huang,

Twisted Love

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017
Book

Love, in its truest form, demanded sacrifice—sometimes more than a heart could bear.

Ana Huang,

Twisted Games

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018
Book

You can’t force someone to speak… but you can listen when they’re ready.

Theo Faber,

The Silent Patient

/Alex Michaelides
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019
Book

I didn’t kill Gabriel… He killed me. All I did was pull the trigger.

Theo Faber,

The Silent Patient

/Alex Michaelides
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020
Book

Remember, love that doesn't include honesty doesn't deserve to be called love.

Theo Faber,

The Silent Patient

/Alex Michaelides
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021
Film

Sucking the marrow out of life doesn't mean choking on the bone.

John Keating,

Dead Poets Society

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