Let's Talk is a new weekly feature here at i swim for oceans. I think it's important that we all have our say, and there's something to be said for raising our voices. Simply put, here on the little old blog, I like to host some of my very own discussion posts because, well, I like to converse with you all.

And so, Let's Talk will feature questions or prompts, which I will answer, too. Love it or hate it, weigh in or don't, it's my hope that Let's Talk will at least get you thinking...and maybe even get you discussing with the rest of us!

Question: What are some of your all-time favourite book quotes?

Gosh, I'm a quote fiend, guys. I kid you not. I find quotes every other day that I fall in love with and can't get out of my head. Whether they're from books or not, they stick with me (and on me...whoops...just got one tattooed on my ribs.) Don't believe me? Check my Pinterest. However, if you do believe me, you'll probably understand that some of the greatest quotes of all time are said by our favourite characters.

This means that they're wise, witty, snarky, deep and heck, sometimes even downright hilarious. Whatever they are, they stay with us for a reason, and I'm not above writing them in a journal and whipping them out when I need a little reminder most. So, without further ado, below are some of my all-time favourite book quotes.

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"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." - Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter

"What, exactly, is the function of a rubber duck?" - Arthur Weasley, Harry Potter

"Some things have to be believed to be seen." - Yalith, Many Waters

"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool." - William Shakespeare, As You Like It

"Roses. Wolf mutts. Tributes. Frosted Dolphins. Friends. Mockingjays. Stylists. Me. Everything screams in my dreams tonight." - Katniss, Mockingjay

"You love me. Real or not real?" - Peeta, Mockingjay

"Thinking something does not make it true. Wanting something does not make it real." - The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

"You will find joy, frustration and sorrow in your quest. Never forget that friendship and loyalty are more precious than riches...Happiness can be brief, but it knows no time in the land of dreams." - Pearls of Lutra

"We accept the love we think we deserve." - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. The feature was created because they are particularly fond of lists over at The Broke and the Bookish. They'd love to share their lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

Each week they will post a new top ten list that one of our bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join. All they ask is that you link back to The Broke and the Bookish on your own Top Ten Tuesday post AND add your name to the Linky widget so that everyone can check out other bloggers lists! If you don't have a blog, just post your answers as a comment. Have fun with it! It's a fun way to get to know your fellow bloggers.

Top Ten Favourite Book Quotes:

Ahhhhh quotes...there are so stinkin' many of them, that I could really just do a whole series of these. Regardless of the genres they are in, I have loved all of these quotes for a good while. A good quote stays with you. It resonates. It makes you feel. Below are my top ten absolute all-time favourites.

1. “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” – Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone

2. “You love me. Real or not real?” I tell him, “Real.” – Peeta & Katniss, Mockingjay

3. "I cannot fix on the hour, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun." – Mr. Darcy, Pride & Prejudice

4. “Some things have to be believed to be seen.” Japheth, Many Waters

5. “Every leaf has its shadow, and finally meets it when it falls.” – The Borning Room

6. “Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain.” – Arthur Weasley, Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets

7. “Animals don't behave like men,' he said. 'If they have to fight, they fight; and if they have to kill they kill. But they don't sit down and set their wits to work to devise ways of spoiling other creatures' lives and hurting them. They have dignity and animality.” – Watership Down

8. “Becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It’s learning to control your fear and how to be free from it. That’s the point.” – Four, Divergent

9. “I'd said it before and meant it: Alive or undead, the love of my life was a badass.”  – Rose, Blood Promise

10. “Generous deed should not be checked by cold counsel.” – Gandalf – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King