Inspirational Quotes by Jennifer Donnelly — Words of Wisdom for Daily Success

“Hope is the crystal meth of emotions. It hooks you fast and kills you hard.”

“There is magic in this sad, hard world. A magic stronger than fate, stronger than chance. And it is seen in the unlikeliest of places.”

“I don't like hope very much. In fact, I hate it. It's the crystal meth of emotions. It hooks you fast and kills you hard. It's bad news. The worst. It's sharp sticks and cherry bombs. When hope shows up, it's only a matter of time until someone gets hurt.”

“Believe that you can make your way. Or don't. Either way, you are right.”

“You can't argue with the dead, no matter what you say, they always have the last word.”

“Here are the things girls die of: hunger, disease, accidents, childbirth, and violence. It takes more than heartache to kill a girl. Girls are tough as rocks.”

“I'm wishing he could see that music lives. Forever. That it's stronger than death. Stronger than time. And that its strength holds you together when nothing else can.”

“He who cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good.”

“And then I remember this morning and I wonder if it really happened or if I dreamed it. It was nice. And weird. And tender. I'm not used to tender. It's a fossil, that word. Conditions changed and it died out. Like the woolly mammoth. It just couldn't live in the same world as dick box. Ho dog. Or wiener cousins.”

“As I nodded and smiled and”

“DNA tells you all the secrets of life,’ he used to say. Except for one—how to live it.”

“Well, it seems to me that there are books that tell stories, and then there are books that tell truths... The first kind, they show you life like you want it to be. With villains getting what they deserve and the hero seeing what a fool he's been and marrying the heroine and happy endings and all that... But the second kind, they show you life more like it is... The first kind makes you cheerful and contented, but the second kind shakes you up.”

“I think your vision gets better as you get older.”

“God loves us, but the devil takes an interest.”

“Because God loves us, but the devil takes an interest.”