41 Ya Quotes To Inspire

In the realm of young adult literature, quotes often carry profound wisdom, resonating with readers of all ages. These words capture the essence of growth, transformation, and the timeless challenges of discovering one's identity. Whether it's navigating the complexities of friendship, the thrill of first love, or the courage to embrace change, YA novels offer readers memorable insights that linger in our minds and hearts. Here, we present a carefully curated collection of 41 inspiring YA quotes that promise to ignite your imagination and motivate you on your own journey. Dive in and let these words inspire you to see the world through a fresh lens.

1. “You know, considering your IQ, you're really socially retarded sometimes.” - Shannon Delany

2. “Are you?" I said. "Gay, I mean?" -I hoped he wasn't offended by my asking, but after everything that had happened, I really wanted to know."No," he said. "I thought I was for about a w-w-week once. But now I know I'm not."If there was ever an answer that sounded like the truth, that was it.” - Brent Hartinger

3. “I have a theory that the answers to all of life's major questions can found in a John Mayer song.” - Susane Colasanti

4. “I elbow my way through the mass of people to get to my locker because there's something immensely satisfying about the toughest part of my arm connecting with the softest part of everyone else.” - Courtney Summers

5. “I'm wearing dead cotton on my limbs and a blush of roses on my face.” - Tahereh Mafi

6. “Well, you should have a chat with your boyfriend, clarify your desires. Hate to break the news, but, uh, he’s cheatin’ on you. Tell him I said my dog kisses better than him and he hits like a girl.” - Courtney Vail

7. “I wanted to be his life preserver, the thing that would keep him afloat. Instead, he became my anchor. And I’m tired of drowning.” - Amanda Grace

8. “I decided to deflect her attitude by giving a long, Southern answer. I come from people who know how to draw things out. Annoy a Southerner, and we will drain away the moments of your life with our slow, detailed replies until you are nothing but a husk of your former self and that much closer to death.” - Maureen Johnson

9. “Some people are just sad when there aren't talking squirrels.” —Lily Winter” - Richard Due

10. “None of us could choose our birth, but we could still chose our family, and only those who love you are your true family.” - Meg X

11. “In my rush, I hadn’t tied my shoelaces. Noah was now tying them for me. He looked up at me through his dark fringe of lashes and smiled. The expression on his face melted me completely. I knew I had the goofiest grin plastered on my lips, and didn’t care. “There,” he said as he finished tying the laces on my left shoe. “Now you won’t fall.”Too late.” - Michelle Hodkin

12. “I hate you," I muttered.Noah smiled wider. "I know.” - Michelle Hodkin

13. “One of the professors told me last week that he feels bad teaching with the way the economy is now. ‘What’s the point?’ he said. ‘Kids aren’t getting jobs.’ You never hear faculty talk that way. He did.” - Daniel Amory

14. “I don’t think I’ve ever referred to any girl I dated as my girlfriend. I think that would freak me out. Even the girl that I dated for two years in college I don’t think I ever referred to her as my girlfriend.”“How would you introduce her?” I asked.“I’m just going to say her name,” he said.” - Daniel Amory

15. “He’s so powerful. Who knows maybe he’s advanced past eating” - Priya Ardis

16. “Breathing in the scent of his hair, I realized I'd needed him my whole life, before we even met. First, his music and the way he taught me through books and recordings. Then, he saved my life and refused to abandon me no matter how much I deserved it.” - Jodi Meadows

17. “I don't believe everything happens for a reason. But I still search for reasons anyway. It's like I don't want to admit that maybe everything really is totally random...that people are just molecules in the air, bumping into each other and floating away again."-p150, NOTES TO SELF” - Avery Sawyer

18. “I'm still dropping dishes thinking in slow motion about the GPS woman in Mom's car. I imagine her beckoning me from outside the kitchen window illuminated like some robot-angel calling me forth to the Lexus where she will ferry me off to that planet of monotonous peace that special otherworldly place where all the residents are relaxed and confident and completely numb. Your life will. Get better in. Six. Point four. Million. Miles.” - Sarah Ockler

19. “Of course the fall semester didn’t start for another eight weeks or so. There was always a chance we were both being overly optimistic in thinking I’d be alive when it rolled around.” - Jenna Black

20. “Why am I not good enough?At least he loves Darren and Yaichain some wayeven if it's horrible, he shows them attentionand I am furnitureI get nothing nothingnothingno thing” - Thalia Chaltas

21. “Marilynn...passed out black cases to everyone. I opened mine to find an iPad inside. Several candidates whistled. Despite my agitated state, it impressed me too. Maybe wizard school wasn’t going to be as lame as I had thought.“All of your schedules and assignments will be done on these,” Marilynn explained. “The whole school is on these. We’ve had them for awhile now.” - Priya Ardis

22. “Stars are the souls of old sailors. They plot the skies and guide the wayward home.” - Brian Rathbone

23. “Procrastination robs the world of countless treasures.” - Brian Rathbone

24. “Oh my God, cheese burn!” - Susan Bischoff

25. “All this bunch of so-called 'adults' was doing was making enemies of one another when what they really needed to be concentrating on was how to get out alive.” - Jonathan L. Howard

26. “It's hard as hell to hold onto your dignity when the risen sun is too bright in your losing eyes, and that's what I was thinking about as we hunted for bad guys through the ruins of a city that didn't exist.” - John Green

27. “Sitting on the train I watch the scenery speeding by, notice a cobweb in the top corner of the window, undulating with a gentle breeze I can’t feel. I lean back in my seat and take my book out of the carrier bag. Turning it over in my hand, it feels warm. It feels how I want to feel; full of knowledge, full of the future.The time I’ve spent staying in bed smoking dope I’ve been hibernating, recuperating and gaining strength. I’m weak socially, but being away from other drug users has made me resilient. It’s allowed my mind and body to heal and mend. As if the winter is over, I’ve come out stronger now. I’m on my own. I have the choice of what to do with my life.I’m going to stay clean. I’m going to be the woman I can be.” - Christine Lewry

28. “Ien stopped her voice with more kisses, more promises of a world filled with only them.” - Christine Fonseca

29. “Violet: "You're an asshole." Onyx: "Thank you, it's something that took an eternity to perfect.” - Jessica Shirvington

30. “I bought you love poetry! 'I love you as certain dark things are loved, secretly, between the shadow and the soul.'" I blink at him. "Neruda. I starred the passage. God," he moans. "Why didn't you open it?” - Stephanie Perkins

31. “Young girls think they know what their hearts desire, what they want the most. When really, we know nothing of love, devotion and utter loyalty. Not until we break our own hearts when we learn that what we desire is nothing like what we thought it would be. ~Papercut Doll” - Alexia Purdy

32. “Books in the YA genre, in particular, should use proper grammar because they're more of an example to young people than adults books are.” - Laura Kreitzer

33. “Eugene's got a fake ID, and he actually gets away with using it because he looks like he's thirty-six, thanks to his devotion to tasseled shoes and his ridiculous carpet of chest hair.” - Flynn Meaney

34. “I barely brushed towards her cheek as I moved towards her mouth, her nails tickled my chest, driving me insane. Kissing her became my single reason for breathing.” - Katie McGarry

35. “They sat and he drew her into him. Their lips met, sparking an internal firework display. His soft exquisite lips pressed gently against hers. His kiss held the exact right balance between tenderness and a kind of passionate urgency.” - Amanda Turner

36. “Sometimes life can be unexpected. Sometimes things surprise you and all you can do is roll with the punches or let them beat you to a bloody pulp. -Sage Hannigan, Contingency” - P. S. Martinez

37. “Keegan had never realized how absolute silence could be in the minutes before dawn. Maybe because the expectation of battle filled the air, not even birds sang.” - Julia Crane

38. “Tragic tales rarely do make sense.” - Gwenn Wright

39. “When the mind is free, magic happens.” - C.G. Rousing

40. “Kissing is something that makes up for a whole lot of the other crap you have to put up with in school, and as a teenager in general” - Maureen Johnson Name of the Star

41. “Nothing makes you think you might need years of therapy like saying the word breasts in front of your mother.” - Katie McGarry