Quotes from Laini Taylor

Wishes don't just come true. They're only the target you paint around what you want. You

Posso não ter meus próprios sonhos – disse ela, como se não importasse muito –, mas tenho os sonhos de todo o mundo.

Just to find you and be in the world that you're in…

She kind of wanted to take off her boots, but that was something you didn't do if there was any chance you might have to quickly flee or kick someone.

Si alguien se enamoraba alguna vez de él, pensó con amargura, tal vez fuera agradable poder tocarla sin derramar sangre

Because hope comes from in you, and wishes are just magic »

Dead souls dream only of death »

It is the condition of monsters that they do not perceive themselves as such.

How , with swords clenched in bot hands, could one hope to keep blood from spilling »

Come on, their problem isn't that they're human. It's that they're subhuman." "True

The main thing I've learned is that we all have to learn to work with - and appreciate - the brain we've been given, and not waste time wishing things were easier.

Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.

I think with world building, it's important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the best way to do that is to look at a real human culture and see what makes it cohesive.

So here we are, talking about Roman unicycles and alien sandwiches and my sister's Italian misfortunes, while hanging in between us is: MY EPIC FAILURE TO CARPE. What's wrong with me?

When I turned to writing fantasy, and writing for young people, it was joyous. It was like discovering an underground lake of ideas that went on forever.

Her courage was a guise. She wondered if courage always was, or if there were those who truly felt no fear.

It was funny, she thought, but her smile turned wistful because she had nobody to tell.

What are we fighting for? What are we killing for? What do you see when you look into the future?