Top 50 Rachel Griffin Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “Words are power. Use them.”

— Rachel Griffin

2. “Be wary of those who will let you apologize for who you are.”

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3. “Autumn is its own kind of magic; it reminds us of the beauty in letting go.” – A Season for Everything.”

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4. “Just remember: the choices you make today will be felt by who you have yet to become.” – A Season for Everything.”

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5. “Never let anyone make you feel bad about the things you’re capable of. Some will insist you step into the shadows to make them more comfortable. But I’ll tell you a secret: there’s enough light for us all.”

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6. “Missing someone is just a form of grief. Grieving that they’re gone, grieving that they’re too far away, grieving that you’ll never see them again. Whatever kind of grief it is, the missing is just a symptom of it.”

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7. “I would set the world on fire just to see your face. That’s what I’m afraid of.”

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8. “Trusting people is hard. Trusting no one is harder.” –.”

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9. “I’ve had moments of despair and deep resentment. But then I stand outside and touch the earth, feel the magic in my fingertips, and understand that this is how it’s meant to be. The sun and stars conspired for me, and I am filled with gratitude.” – A Season for Everything.”

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10. “Realizing you love someone is like noticing you have a sunburn – you don’t know exactly when it happened, just that you were too exposed for too long. So I minimize my exposure. To everyone.”

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11. “I marvel at the way it feels to have this kind of connection to the world around me, what it’s like being one of the few people who can experience the universe in all its splendor. Magic has been here from the beginning of time, and I get to call it and direct it and feel the energy of the stars from which it came. I am infinite because of it.”

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12. “Plants have a way of discerning between good and bad. They will not grow and bloom for just anyone.”

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13. “We’ve already figured it out. The solution is isolating me in a cabin in the woods and making sure I never use my magic around people I care about. Making sure my magic never even knows there are people I care about. That’s the solution.”

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14. “Spring is when the weather in the Pacific Northwest gets confused, bouncing between hail and sun and rain all in the same day. Sometimes all in the same hour. There’s something playful about it, as if the weather is enjoying every facet of its personality, appreciating all the ways in which it covers the earth.”

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15. “I lie down on my back and look up at the stars, thousands of white lights in a sea of darkness. Sometimes I’m overwhelmed by it all, the vastness of this life, the absolute miracle it is that I exist in this moment in time. How much magic is out in the universe, stretching beyond what the eye can see, reaching distances the mind can’t even comprehend?”

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16. “The fire has been raging for six days. It started with the smallest spark and became all-consuming in the span of a breath, flames spreading chaotic and fast, as if they were being chased. Starting the fire was easy. But putting it out is something else entirely.”

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17. “There are as many kinds of love as there are stars in the sky.”

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18. “I’m not saying the school is bad or ill-intentioned or anything. I’m just saying that you’re doing them a favor by being here, not the other way around. You should never feel like you have to make excuses or apologize for who you are.”

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19. “If spring is a whispered promise that everything can be made new, autumn is a brilliant sacrifice born of love. Because if the autumn did not love the spring, it would not fall to winter just so the spring could rise.” – A Season for Everything.”

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20. “If I were capable of melting, I think I’d melt right here on the floor of this immersion house, because there’s not a single worry propping me up.”

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21. “I’m giving Sang a run for his money.”

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22. “They can plant their emotions in the earth, where they’ll grow as flowers. It’s my favorite part of spring magic because it has nothing to do with control; its sole purpose is bringing beauty into the world.”

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23. “It isn’t about me or Mr. Hart or the accidents you’ve had in the past. It’s about learning to harness the power you’ve been given. If you can learn to control your magic at its full strength, you’ll be unstoppable.”

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24. “Yes, I do.” Her voice is strained, and I know she isn’t talking about magic. She keeps her eyes fixed on the wall in front of her. “And your ‘woe is me, I’m so powerful’ garbage is getting old.” I shake my head.”

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25. “That’s the problem with letting someone see your insides: they still know your secrets long after the relationship ends. They still know exactly what to say to hurt you.”

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26. “She was vulnerable and honest when she should have been distant and suspicious. She should have protected herself. But she opened herself up like one of my grimoires, and I read every page, every sentence, until she became my favorite book.”

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27. “Sang did this for me. He told them about his research before he wanted to so I wouldn’t be the only one who was vulnerable today. So I wouldn’t be alone. It makes me want to wrap him in my arms right here, right this second, in front of Ms. Suntile and Mr. Burrows.”

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28. “He is as good, as genuine, as I thought he was, distilled into the most perfect stream of magic.”

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29. “Begging for someone to sentence me to a life without magic. Please, forbid me from using it. Label me as a danger. Force me to get stripped.”

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30. “I’ve plateaued because I’m afraid my magic knows about all those passing thoughts and short-lived feelings and has turned them into something they’re not.”

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31. “She said I was her ocean. When we started dating, she said she wanted to drown in me. I wanted to drown in her too.”

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32. “I’m silent, horrified that he would use Mr. Hart’s death to motivate me.”

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33. “You have to believe you’re worthy of the life you want. If you don’t believe that, who else will?”

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34. “And to my amazement and gratitude, she says I did the right thing, that I should never be forced to use my magic if it feels erratic in any way. She says they’ve pushed me hard this year and that perhaps I’m due a break.”

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35. “It’s obvious why I fell in love with her. She is poised, confident, and self-assured. She’s brilliant, and she knows it. And she’s beautiful, even more so now that we’re in her season. Her eyes are clear and sharp, and her long hair is pulled back in a ponytail.”

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36. “Now I wonder if he taught me that because he resented magic. That’s one of the worst casualties of being hurt by someone who was never supposed to hurt you: you start to question all the beautiful things that led up to the ugliness, start to wonder if some of the moments you thought were perfect were actually painted with a dirty brush.”

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37. “Autumn is the Earth just before it falls asleep.”

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38. “But I like winter. Winter is the truest of the seasons. It’s what remains after everything else is stripped away. The leaves fall. The colors fade. The branches get brittle. And if you can love the earth, understand it when all the beauty is gone and see it for what it is, that’s magic.”

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39. “I’m a danger to those around me, and I can never forget it, not even for a moment.”

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40. “I’ve lost control twice before. The terror that haunts my dreams is enough to ensure it will never happen again.”

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41. “You know why,” I whisper. He wasn’t here when my best friend died, when my magic sought her out and killed her in one instant, one single breath. But he’s heard the stories. And yet, he has never shied away from me. When he was brought in to take over my education, he never worried that he might share Nikki’s fate.”

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42. “When magic courses through my body and bursts into the world, I know this was always the only option for me. I was fated for this.” – A Season for Everything.”

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43. “You should never feel like you have to make excuses or apologize for who you are.”

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44. “But that’s the thing about anxiety, it doesn’t care if something is rational or not. It takes hold of your mind and squeezes tighter and tighter until it can’t be ignored, demanding your undivided attention. It turns from insignificant to all-consuming in the span of a breath, a fog so thick it’s impossible to see through, and no amount of breathing or counting or visualizing undoes it.”

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45. “But I don’t mind the rain. I never have.”

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46. “But then we would have missed out on seeing you punch him, which would have been a shame.” She says it seriously, and I can’t help but laugh.”

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47. “I do believe your nephew is right,” I say. “The best tucker-inner I’ve ever seen.”

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48. “I think about Sang’s sleeping orange and how maybe that’s all anyone really wants: to be seen by another person, to be validated even when we work so hard to hide certain parts of ourselves. Maybe especially then.”

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49. “Mr. Burrows nods. “That’s precisely the problem. You should have been able to.” That’s not the answer I was expecting. “I’m sorry?”

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50. “Spring is when the weather in the Pacific Northwest gets confused, bouncing between hail and sun and rain all in the same day. Sometimes all in the same hour.”

— Rachel Griffin