books.

Some people love animals, some people love sports, some people love art.
I love books.
Ever since I was little, I have loved them.
I have always been an avid reader.
I just finished reading "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer.
It was amazing.
Not as wonderful as "Twilight" but can that realistically be expected?
I think not.

Though the thousands of books that I've read, I've kept a notebook with all of my favorite quotes in it.
Half of the quotes are from "Pride and Prejudice".
More than a quarter, but less than half, are from the "Twilight" Series.
All of these are silly love quotes that I adore.
My high school English teacher labeled me quite early on in the year as a "Hopeless Romantic". I always seemed to pick out a love story.
I could find the underlying love story in any book, regardless of whether or not it was truly there.
However, amongst all of the silly quotes are a few that are powerful to me.
One that I ran across the other day was from Harry Potter.
(hah, yes, I am definitely a Harry Potter fan. Love them)
Professor Dumbledore says, "It is not our ability that shows who we really are, it is our choices."
I have found this to be true.
There are so many people with great abilities, who choose to waste them.
On the reverse there are so many people who, through the choices they make, become great and powerful influences in our society.