“For that was love, wasnt it--to burn bright in someone else's eyes?”

“Bright star,” Magnus said, and his eyes were thoughtful, as if he were remembering something, or someone. “Those of you who are mortal, you burn so fiercely. And you fiercer than most, Will. I will not ever forget you.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Princess

“Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
in the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?”

William Blake (1757–1827) English Romantic poet and artist

“The light that burned twice as bright burned half as long.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Angel

“Is it a shame that I can’t accept love? Am I too burned out to move towards what will keep me alive or too smart to get pulled into someone else’s world?”

Henry Rollins (1961) American singer-songwriter

“Love for the joy of loving, and not for the offerings of someone else's heart.”

Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992) German-American actress and singer

“Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.”

Stephen R. Covey (1932–2012) American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”

Gautama Buddha (-563–-483 BC) philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism

“If I'm going to burn, it might as well be bright.”

Rick Riordan (1964) American writer

“Is it fair your life burns so short and bright? Death had asked.

"No such thing as fair," Frank told himself. "If I'm going to burn, it might as well be bright.”

Rick Riordan (1964) American writer