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Theresa Breslin is a renowned British author born in 1947. She is known for her works in children's literature, particularly historical novels. Breslin's books have won numerous literary awards and have been highly appreciated by readers.

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“Suffering is the common lot of man.”

Suffering Mankind Wwi

Book:Remembrance

Source: Remembrance

“He could quite quickly become detached from the nuances of common human emotion. Particularly if he was engaged in some aspect of a scientific problem or research. His work excluded any consideration for the feelings of those around him. And he rarely excused himself or justified his behavior. It was as if he was compelled to focus all his energy on one subject and was unaware that others did not follow his obsession.”

Obsession Dissection Leonardo Da Vinci Matteo Post Mortem

Book:The Medici Seal

Source: The Medici Seal

“She looked... She looked young, and- and--" I glanced down at Rossana gazing up at me, lips parted, eyes shining, her hair loose around her shoulders, and the next words I spoke were intended with no artifice at all. "She is almost as beautiful as you." There was laughter, and I looked up, confused. "If you wish to pay court to my daughter, Matteo, you must first speak to me," Captain dell'Orte said in mock severity. Rossana's face colored pink. "Elizabetta is also very beautiful," I said quickly, thinking to cover any embarassment, but also because it was true. The adults roared with laughter. "Now Matteo seeks to woo both girls with one compliment.”

Humor Beautiful Leonardo Da Vinci Matteo Ten Year Old Boy

Book:The Medici Seal

Source: The Medici Seal

“There is much argument here about what is respectable and what is not, and what a good gel should or should not do regarding hemlines. I have to report that the general opinion of a soldier looking forward to leave after many months at the Front is that a hemline should go up as far as possible, and that the more unrespectable the girl the better. The proviso being, of course, that one's own wife/sweetheart should not occupy this category.”

Wwi Changing Times Battlefront Humour Hemlines

Book:Remembrance

Source: Remembrance

“Being illegitimate is a technicality. It does not mean that there is anything wrong with you. Men use "bastard" as a curse. But to use the term thus is to show that they themselves are less than a proper human being.”

Children Value Of Life Leonardo Da Vinci Matteo Bastards

Book:The Medici Seal

Source: The Medici Seal

“The Maestro spoke again. "When we are not, at what point do we become?" I could not reply. For I had grasped no shape of his thoughts. I understood neither what he said nor his intent behind it.”

Life Understanding Existence Dissection Leonardo Da Vinci Matteo Post Mortem

Book:The Medici Seal

Source: The Medici Seal

“They spoke politely and with deference to the adults, whereas it went against my nature not to speak plainly. To many people speaking plainly is the same as speaking rudely. Whereas to me, if one was direct, it saved time and misunderstanding.”

Etiquette Speaking Clarity Of Thought Matteo

Book:The Medici Seal

Source: The Medici Seal

“I peered at his writing, but I could make nothing of it. Then I saw why, and my soul chilled like marble. His writing was running left to right. Not the words in reverse order, but the letter themselves. All of it. It was mirror writing- to be read by the Devil.”

Left Hand Leonardo Da Vinci Matteo Mirror Writing

Book:The Medici Seal

Source: The Medici Seal

“I am not a doctor,' I replied, 'I only help those who come to me in desperation. When a man is brought to me naked I do not know his race or allegiance. I will treat the sick, and if you do not allow me to do so, then I will treat no one.”

Doctor Matteo

Book:The Medici Seal

Source: The Medici Seal

“Ho there, scribe. I see that you write well enough. Can you also read?' 'Obviously you cannot, boy,' he replied. 'For if you were able to read, you would see that my sign' -he pointed to a piece of paper pinned to the wall above his head - 'says: Reading and Writing - Careful and Discreet- the Sinistro Scribe.”

Reading Matteo Sinistro Scribe

Book:The Medici Seal

Source: The Medici Seal

“This was not completely true. I had run so fast that I still had a stitch in my side, but I did not want to be left out of their confraternity of guilt.”

Leonardo Da Vinci Matteo Confraternity Of Guilt

Book:The Medici Seal

Source: The Medici Seal

“How had it come about that these particular designs were chosen as our letters? Who decreed what sound would accompany each shape? And how was it decided the manner they would come together to form a word? 'Why is this so?' I demanded to know.”

Writing Reading Learning Inquisition Matteo Alphabets Sinistro Scribe

Book:The Medici Seal

Source: The Medici Seal

“The scribe was a strict teacher and he did not accept anything less than perfect... Like a mother sensing the baby quickening within her, suddenly, to me, the letters were no longer hostile and unwieldly. I had command of them, with my head and with my hand... The words struck, as clear and as pure as a bell peal on a winter morning.”

Inspirational Writing Matteo Sinistro Scribe

Book:The Medici Seal

Source: The Medici Seal

“Sometimes people do what they think is for the best, and their intentions are misinterpreted.”

Intention Misinterpreted Two Sides To Every Story

Book:Prisoner of the Inquisition

Source: Prisoner of the Inquisition

“In order to deliver the emotional truth in the story, you have to include some of the literal truth.”

Stories Order Emotional Literal

Author:Theresa Breslin

“What I try to do - and I think this is the former librarian in me - is to get primary source material.”

Thinking Trying Materials Source Former Primaries Librarian Primary Source

Author:Theresa Breslin

“Lying eats into the soul. If it becomes a habit it frays the edge of your spirit. Truth telling, although sometimes harder to do, strengthens your heart. It serves a person ill not to tell the truth.”

Ifs Heart Persons Soul Sometimes Spirit Lying Habit Harder Ill Edges Telling The Truth Fray

Author:Theresa Breslin

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Born: 1947
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