100+ Best Quotes from Part 3 of 'Devil in the White City'

Success isn't final, failure isn't fatal: It's the courage to continue that counts.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Your only limit is the amount of fear you let control you.

Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.

Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction.

Do something today that your future self will thank you for.

Dream big. Start small. Act now.

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

Great things never come from comfort zones.

Small progress is still progress.

Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done.

Success doesn’t just find you. You have to go out and get it.

The harder you work for something, the greater you'll feel when you achieve it.

Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it.

Your attitude determines your direction.

Wake up determined, go to bed satisfied.

I’m not lazy, I’m on energy-saving mode.

If silence is golden, then I must be a millionaire.

I followed my heart—and it led me to the fridge.

My bed is a magical place where I suddenly remember everything I was supposed to do.

I don’t need therapy, I just need a nap.

Adulting is hard. Can I return this life and get a new one?

I put the ‘pro’ in procrastination.

Coffee first, adulting second.

I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right.

I’m not short, I’m concentrated awesome.

I didn’t lose my mind—I sold it on eBay.

My phone battery lasts longer than my relationships.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.

I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect, and I loved you even more.

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.

In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.

Love makes our souls grow wings.

You don’t marry someone you can live with—you marry the person who you cannot live without.

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk through my garden forever.

I choose you. And I’ll choose you over and over and over. Without pause, without a doubt, in a heartbeat.

We loved with a love that was strong as death.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew—love at first sight is real.

Sometimes, the person you’d take a bullet for sees you as the shooter.

The worst feeling isn’t hate. It’s being forgotten by someone you could never forget.

Smiling doesn’t mean I’m happy. It just means I’m strong enough to hide the pain.

I didn’t leave because I wanted to. I left because I finally accepted I wasn’t wanted.

It hurts to breathe when you’re broken inside.

People always leave. That’s the one thing you can count on.

I smile to avoid crying, not because I’m happy.

The cruelest thing anyone can do is ignore someone who cares about them.

I’m tired of pretending I’m okay when I’m falling apart.

I miss you, but I won’t say it.

Some people are going to leave, but that’s not the end of your story.

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, but never how you made them feel.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate.

I’m not saying I hate you, but I would unplug your life support to charge my phone.

Oh wow, I’m speechless. Too bad that doesn’t stop me from talking.

I’m not lazy, I’m just on my unlimited vacation.

Congratulations! You’ve managed to lower my expectations again.

I didn’t mean to upset you—I usually do it on purpose.

I’m not arguing. I’m just passionately expressing my point of view—with sarcasm.

Thanks for clearing that up. I was so confused before you made it worse.

I love it when people assume I care.

I’m not ignoring you. I’m just prioritizing my peace.

Your opinion means so much to me that I’ve decided to keep it with all the others I’ve lost.

Wow, I’m stunned by your ability to state the obvious.

I’m not late. Everyone else is just early.

The wise man doesn’t give the right answers, he poses the right questions.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.

True wisdom comes not from knowledge, but from understanding.

A wise person knows when to listen and when to lead.

It is not the length of life, but the depth of life.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

The fool speaks, the wise man listens.

Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

The more you know, the more you realize you don’t know.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

I am not a victim. No matter what I have been through, I’m still here.

I am the author of my life. No one else holds the pen.

I don’t need anyone’s permission to be my authentic self.

My voice matters. My thoughts matter. I matter.

She believed she could, so she did.

Power isn’t given to you. You have to take it.

I rise, I shine, I conquer.

Don’t let anyone dim your light simply because it’s shining in their eyes.

You were born to stand out, not to fit in.

Confidence isn’t walking into a room thinking you’re better than everyone. It’s walking in not having to compare yourself at all.

I am not here to be perfect. I am here to be real.

I’m not weird. I’m limited edition.

I run on coffee, chaos, and sheer willpower.

I’m not antisocial. I’m selectively social.

My plans change more than my underwear.

I’m not arguing. I’m just explaining why I’m right—with emojis.

I didn’t delete my past. I just added a ‘do not disturb’ sign.

I’m not late. I’m fashionably delayed.

My bank account and I need to have a serious talk.

I don’t need an alarm clock. My anxiety wakes me up perfectly on time.

I’m not lazy. I’m in energy conservation mode.

I’m not ignoring you. I’m recharging.

I don’t need therapy. I need Wi-Fi and snacks.