--- title: "4 Chosen Quotes By Libba Bray" description: "4 Chosen quotes by Libba Bray. Plus more from Libba Bray and more Chosen sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a1/libba-bray-259_chosen_i-will-tell-you-the-story-of-how-we-foun_662781.jpg" --- > [I will tell you the story of how we found ourselves in a realm where dreams are formed, destiny is chosen, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/i-will-tell-you-the-story-of-how-we-found-ourselves-in-a-realm-where/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a1/libba-bray-259_chosen_i-will-tell-you-the-story-of-how-we-foun_662781.jpg) > [There is a time in every life when paths are chosen, character is forged. I could have chosen a different path. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/there-is-a-time-in-every-life-when-paths-are-chosen-character-is/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ef/libba-bray-259_character_there-is-a-time-in-every-life-when-paths_1934557.png) > [She was chosen,' Mae insists. No, you're wrong,' I say. 'She was only a girl.'... She was gone for some time. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/she-was-chosen-mae-insists-no-you-re-wrong-i-say-she-was-only-a-girl/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96b/libba-bray-259_chosen_she-was-chosen-mae-insists-no-you-re-wro_2565471.jpg) > [In school, they would tell you that life wouldn’t come to you; you had to go out and make it your own.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/in-school-they-would-tell-you-that-life-wouldn-t-come-to-you-you-had/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/libba-bray-259_chosen_in-school-they-would-tell-you-that-life_2906550.png) ## Other authors on Chosen ## More by Libba Bray > [“I have never felt more ridiculous. If this is what it means to be a woman I am not the slightest bit interested.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/i-have-never-felt-more-ridiculous-if-this-is-what-it-means-to-be-a/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [There are no safe choices. Only other choices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/there-are-no-safe-choices-only-other-choices/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [“The King of Crows raked his fingers across the dark until it bled. He licked the blood from his fingers with a forked tongue.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/the-king-of-crows-raked-his-fingers-across-the-dark-until-it-bled-he/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [It is how it has always been. We will accept the legacy of our ancestors,' Asha says, smiling, and in her smile I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/it-is-how-it-has-always-been-we-will-accept-the-legacy-of-our/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [The trouble with morning is that it comes well before noon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/the-trouble-with-morning-is-that-it-comes-well-before-noon/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [“Spare a copper for our cause?" the girl with the coin cup asks, her voice weary. "I can spare more than that," I say.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/spare-a-copper-for-our-cause-the-girl-with-the-coin-cup-asks-her/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [As one, they leap, laughing, and that is where we leave them - mouths open, arms spread wide, fingers splayed to take in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/as-one-they-leap-laughing-and-that-is-where-we-leave-them-mouths-open/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [I am for hockey. I find I should like to hit something with a stick. -Gemma Doyle Trilogy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/i-am-for-hockey-i-find-i-should-like-to-hit-something-with-a-stick/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [There are times when I wish I could go back and change the course of my life. Make different choices...But the past cannot be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/there-are-times-when-i-wish-i-could-go-back-and-change-the-course-of/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [“Sexuality is not meant to be this way - an honest, consensual expression in which a girl might take an active role when she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/sexuality-is-not-meant-to-be-this-way-an-honest-consensual-expression/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [There is no greater power on this earth than story.” Will paced the length of the room. “People think boundaries and borders build nations.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/there-is-no-greater-power-on-this-earth-than-story-will-paced-the/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [Heaven's brightest and best-loved angel, who was cast out for inspiring a rebellion against God. Having lost Heaven, Lucifer and his rebel angels vowed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/heaven-s-brightest-and-best-loved-angel-who-was-cast-out-for/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [“The light is so bright it hurts my eyes. But I don't dare close them. I won't. Instead, I try to adjust to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/the-light-is-so-bright-it-hurts-my-eyes-but-i-don-t-dare-close-them-i/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [“Miss Moore speaks slowly, deliberately. "I know because I read." She pulls back and stands, hands on hips, offering us a challenge. "May I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/miss-moore-speaks-slowly-deliberately-i-know-because-i-read-she-pulls/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [“Duff's little moans traveled up her spine, made her head buzz. And another thought grabbed hold: She was doing this. She had the power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/duff-s-little-moans-traveled-up-her-spine-made-her-head-buzz-and/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chosen/libba-bray/#itemlist", "name": "4 Chosen Quotes By Libba Bray", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I will tell you the story of how we found ourselves in a realm where dreams are formed, destiny is chosen, and magic is as real as a handprint in the snow.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Libba Bray" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/i-will-tell-you-the-story-of-how-we-found-ourselves-in-a-realm-where/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a1/libba-bray-259_chosen_i-will-tell-you-the-story-of-how-we-foun_662781.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a1/libba-bray-259_chosen_i-will-tell-you-the-story-of-how-we-foun_662781.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a1/libba-bray-259_chosen_i-will-tell-you-the-story-of-how-we-foun_662781.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I will tell you the story of how we found ourselves in a realm where dreams are formed, destiny is chosen…” — Libba Bray", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is a time in every life when paths are chosen, character is forged. 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