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27 BEST I Am Number Four Book Quotes by Pittacus Lore

Last Updated on June 14, 2023 by Louisa

I Am Number Four is the first novel in the Lorien Legacies series written by Pittacus Lore – a pseudonym for James Frey and Jobie Hughes.

This first book starts with a bang! ) and spent seven weeks at #1 on the children’s New York Times bestseller list. It’s no wonder this novel became a feature film, given the elegant writing style and gripping storyline.

But I Am Number Four is also full of inspiring quotes. Whether you’re looking for quotes on moving on, love, or something short and powerful, these are the best I Am Number Four quotes.

Let’s take a look…


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I Am Number Four Quotes About Moving On

One of the major themes in I Am Number Four is moving on and overcoming challenges. These are the best quotes on hope and moving on…

“There is always hope, John. New developments have yet to present themselves. Not all the information is in. No. Don’t give up hope just yet. It’s the last thing to go.”

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“When you have lost hope, you have lost everything. And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope.”

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“We don’t have to be defined by the things we did or didn’t do in our past. Some people allow themselves to be controlled by regret. Maybe it’s a regret, maybe it’s not. It’s merely something that happened. Get over it.”

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“No. Don’t give up hope just yet. It’s the last thing to go. When you have lost hope, you have lost everything. And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope.”

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“You know the saying: he who doesn’t understand history is doomed to repeat it. And when it’s repeated, the stakes are doubled.”

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“I am an alien, I have extraordinary powers, with more to come, and I can do things that no human would dream of, but I still look like a fool.”

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“One of the gifts our planet gave us is to love completely. Without jealousy or insecurity or fear. Without pettiness. Without anger.”

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“My breathing is controlled, but all the fear and anger within me. Fear is too simple a word. Terror. That’s what I feel.”

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I Am Number Four Quotes About Love

Another major theme in I Am Number Four is love. Here are the best quotes from I Am Number Four about love…

“That’s the worst way to miss somebody. When they’re right beside you and you miss them anyway.”

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“I’ll come back to you,” I say. “I promise you, if it’s the last thing I do, I’ll come back to you.”

Her face is buried in my neck. She nods.

“I’ll count the minutes until you do.” she says.”

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“My heart is breaking,” she says. “I want to be strong for you right now but the thought of you leaving is killing me inside.”

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“There were hugs. There were words said by each of them. I don’t remember what they were. Nothing haunts me more.”

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“I don’t know where you have to go or what you have to do, but I’ll wait for you, John. Every bit of my heart belongs to you, whether you ask for it or not.”

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“Images flicker, each one bringing its own sorrow or its own smile. Sometimes both. At the very worst, an impenetrable and sightless black and at best, a happiness so bright that it hurts the eyes to see, coming and going on some unseen projector perpetually turned by an invisible hand. One, then another. The hollow click of the shutter. Now stop. Freeze this frame. Pluck it down and hold it close and be damned by what you see. Henri always said: the price of a memory is the memory if the sorrow it brings.”

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Short I Am Number Four Quotes

Sometimes the best quotes are short and punchy. These are the best short I Am Number Four quotes…

“You can’t escape what you are, but you also should know what you could be.”

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“You lie long enough and you start to get used to it.”

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“He says we need to live in the real world, where war and death are a reality, not pretend.”

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“All I can think about is what she must be doing, and how I wish she were still here.”

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“It’s the little mistakes that lead to big mistakes.”

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“The price of a memory, is the memory of the sorrow it brings.”

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“And even if we were hunting vampires, what the hell is the Silly Putty for?”

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“Those things that are the most obvious are the very things we’ve most likely to overlook.”

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“A place is only as good as the people in it.”

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“I’m acting like someone who is starting to realize who he is and what he can do.”

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“Best way to deal with fear is to confront it.”

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“No one, and nothing, will ever hurt you as long as I’m alive.”

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“Take a chance and risk it all or play it safe and suffer defeat.”

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Final Word on I Am Number Four Quotes

So there you have it, my top I Am Number Four quotes, from the hopeful and moving to the romantic and short and sweet.

Did you have a favorite quote from my list? Let me know in the comments!

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About Louisa Smith

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Louisa is the Founder, Editor, and Head Honcho of Epic Book Society. She was born and raised in the United Kingdom and graduated from the University for the Creative Arts with a degree in Journalism. Louisa began her writing career at the age of 7 when her poetry was published in an anthology of poems to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee. Upon graduating university, she spent several years working as a journalist writing about books before transitioning to become a Primary School Teacher. Louisa loves all genres of books, but her favorites are Sci-Fi, Romance, Fantasy, and Young Adult Fiction. Read more Louisa's story here.

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