6 Quotes & Sayings By Debra Moffitt

Debra Moffitt is an author and artist who has been called the "Queen of Urban Fantasy". She is the author of books such as The Darkest Minds, which won a Newbery Honor and has been made into a major motion picture, and The Magicians, which won a RITA Award for Best Young Adult Novel. She is also the author of the bestselling YA series for adults, Nightshade. Debra's books have been called: "The new favorite urban fantasy series" by Booklist and “Equal parts Buffy and Harry Potter” by Entertainment Weekly Read more

Her books have won or been nominated for numerous awards including the RITA, Book Sense Book of the Year, Cybils, Writers’ Choice, Printz Awards, Newbery Honor, Edgar Allan Poe Award, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, YALSA Teens Top Ten Books for Young Adults, Locus Award for Best First Novel and many others. Debra was named one of Library Journal's Top 25 authors under 35 years old. She was also named one of Forbes magazine's 30 under 30 in media.

Debra lives in Portland with her husband and two daughters.

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Observation and expansion are two elements of meditation. While a teacher may guide you to have the right posture and give instruction on following the breath, no one can teach you about the experience. It comes through practice and patience. Debra Moffitt
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The soul- Self doesn't follow the crowd. It encourages you to speak up when you need to and live by your truth. Debra Moffitt
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Our true nature is bliss. That bliss is like the sun that always shines. It remains ever present, but the events in life and clouds of worry and even emotions like happiness may obscure it like storm clouds obscure the sun. Debra Moffitt
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A con artist, a total imposter, had played on my desires for the Cinderella dream and won a Monopoly trip to jail. I had hoped for uprightness, integrity, and potentially a relationship. Longing overshadowed the voice of conscience. Debra Moffitt
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The nature of life is mess, chaotic, exquisitely beautiful, excruciatingly painful, immensely joy-filled, and unpredictable. Debra Moffitt