2018 Favorites
Books
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas | “Remember that we have something to fight for, and it will always triumph.”
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas | “The darkness belongs to you. To shape as you will. To give it power or render it harmless.”
Save the Date by Morgan Matson | “You don't get to freeze the picture when you want it. It would have been living in the past and eventually, you just start doing the same jokes over and over again.”
Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl | “We are all anthologies. We are each thousands of pages long, filled with fairy tales and poetry, mysteries and tragedy, forgotten stories in the back no one will ever read. The most we can do is hold out our hands and help each other across the unknown. For in our held hands we find pathways through the dark, across jungles and cities, bridges suspended over the deepest caverns of this world. Your friends will walk with you, holding on with all their might, even when they're no longer there.”
Again, But Better by Christine Riccio
Films
Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again (2018) | “Do what makes your soul shine.”
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) | “Today we don't fight for any life... we fight for ALL of them.”
Whisper of the Heart (1995) | “When you first become an artist, you are like that rock. You’re in a raw and natural state, with hidden gems inside. You have to dig deep down and find the emeralds tucked away inside you. And that’s just the beginning. Once you have found your gems, you have to polish them. It takes a lot of hard work.”
Crazy Rich Asians (2018) | “I'm not leaving because I'm scared, or because I think I'm not enough - because maybe for the first time in my life, I know I am.”
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018) | “My life was a mess... but I could clean my room.”
Hearts Beat Loud (2018) | “I can't run away from the life we had / Yeah I'll carry it on no matter where I am”
Black Panther (2018) | “In times of crisis, the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.”
Ocean’s Eight (2018) | “A Him gets noticed, a Her gets ignored. And for once, we'd like to be ignored.”
A Quiet Place (2018) | “I love you. I've always loved you.”
Love, Simon (2018) | “Being gay is your thing. There are parts of it you have to go through alone. I hate that. As soon as you came out, you said, "Mom, I'm still me." I need you to hear this: you are still you, Simon. You are still the same son who I love to tease and who your father depends on for just about everything. And you're the same brother who always complements his sister on her food, even when it sucks. You get to exhale now, Simon. You get to be more you than you have been in...in a very long time. You deserve everything you want.”
What We Do in the Shadows (2014) | “We’re werewolves, not swearwolves.”
Albums
i like it when you sleep by 1975 | “If I’m lost, then how can I find myself?”
That’s the Spirit by Bring Me the Horizon | “I need a cure for me 'cause a square doesn't fit the circle”
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful by Florence + the Machine | “Some things you let go in order to live”
Hopeless Fountain Kingdom by Halsey | “I'm sorry to my unknown lover / Sorry that I can't believe that anybody ever really / Starts to fall in love with me”
The Click by AJR | “You say I turned out fine / I think I'm still turning out”
Evolve by Imagine Dragons | “The darkness right in front of me / Oh it's calling out and I won't walk away”
Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves | “Is there a word for the way that I'm feeling tonight? / Happy and sad at the same time”
Expectations by Hayley Kiyoko | “I choose my actions / I'm the gatekeeper”
High As Hope by Florence + the Machine | “Sometimes I think it's gettin' better / And then it gets much worse / Is it just part of the process? / Well, Jesus Christ, it hurts”
Youngblood by 5 Seconds of Summer | “Living our lives / Dancing on empty wallets”
Pray for the Wicked by Panic! at the Disco | “Didn't know how but I always had a feeling / I was gonna be that one in a million / Always had high, high hopes”
Astoria by Marianas Trench | “Well I've been deep in this sleeplessness / I don't know why / Just can't get away from myself / When I get back on my feet I'll blow this open wide / And carry me home in good health”
Ever After by Marianas Trench | “Apologies, I'm not myself but I can guarantee / That when I get back, you won't believe / That you knew me well”
Mamma Mia 2 Soundtrack | “Men are the toys in the game that you play / When you get tired, you throw them away / That’s only natural / But why did it have to be me?”
Past Lives by Against the Current | “When will the voices in my head just stop and let me rest? / I can’t take it / Here come the voices again”
Love is Dead by CHVRCHES | “And you will never see my side / And I will always think I'm right / But I always regret the night / I told you I would hate you 'til forever”
TV
Parks & Recreation | “We need to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn't matter, but work is third.”
Brooklyn Nine Nine | "There's more to life than scores and book learning, okay? Look at me, I've had no official dance training. Yet here I stand, a miracle of movement."
The Office | “Everything I have I owe to this job…this stupid, wonderful, boring, amazing job.”
Queer Eye | “How you take care of yourself is how the world sees you. It's OK to have a relationship with yourself.”
Santa Clarita Diet | “Let’s all stop talking until I can think of what to say next.”
One Day at a Time | “You do what you need to do to fix yourself.”
The Haunting of Hill House | “I’ve lived with ghosts since I was a kid. Since before I knew they were even there. Ghosts are guilt, ghosts are secrets, ghosts are regrets and failings. But most times a ghost is a wish.”
New Girl | “I know this isn’t gonna end well, but the whole middle part is going to be awesome.”
Superstore | “Sometimes I just want to get in my car and drive and drive, drive.”
Etc.
Moulin Rouge the Musical | “We are trying to create something with the appearance of life so Paris can see herself...we live in a republic. We are equals under the law and under God. I bow before no man’s title. You sir, should bow before mine. I am an artist, you should quake at that.”
Reputation Stadium Tour | “I wanted to send a message to you guys that if someone uses name-calling to bully you on social media, and even if a lot of people jump on board with it, that doesn’t have to defeat you. It can strengthen you instead. And I think something that came out of it, that was good, is that I learned a really important lesson that I’ve been telling you from the stage for about 10 years, but I never had to learn it so harshly myself. And that lesson has to do with how much you value your reputation. I think that the lesson is that you shouldn’t care so much if you feel misunderstood by a lot of people who don’t know you, as long as you feel understood by the people who do know you — the people who will show up for you, the people who see you as a human being.”
High as Hope Tour | “Speaking of complicated times, I’m sure like many of yours do, my heart hurts on a daily basis these days. But I just wanna say, while I’m here, please do not give hope, please. I really believe in love, and I believe that a revolution in consciousness starts with individuals. It might seem like you’re only making small changes, it might seem like what you’re doing isn’t big enough or good enough, but I promise you it will make a difference. Keep doing good in the ways that you can…don’t ever think that it’s too small or it doesn’t matter because hope is an action. So keep doing what you’re doing.”
Melodrama Tour | “You just have to be…who you are.”
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