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“You..." The centaur's eyes flared like a cornered animal's. "You should be dead.”

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Rick Riordan, born on June 5, 1964, is an American author known for his works that blend mythology and fantasy elements. His most famous series, 'Percy Jackson & the Olympians,' combines Greek mythology with the experiences of modern teenagers. more

“Okay, so if that's not real, what is? What counts, to you?" He thought for a second, then said, "I don't know. Just because someone's pretty doesn't mean she's decent. Or vice versa. I'm not into appearances. I like flaws, I think they make things interesting." I wasn't sure what answer I'd expected. But this wasn't it. For a second, I just sat there, letting it sink in. "You know," I said finally, "saying stuff like that would make girls even crazier for you. Now you're cuteand somewhat more attainable. If you were appealing before, now you're off the charts.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Mean Said Real Girl Stuff Answers Interesting Okay Vices Appearance Expected Sat Decent Flaws Vice Versa

Book:The Truth About Forever

Source: The Truth About Forever

“That sucks, though," Wes said finally, his voice low. "You're just setting yourself up to fail, because you'll never get everything perfect." "Says who?" He just looked at me. "The world," he said, gesturing all around us, as if this party, this deck encompassed it all. "The universe. There's just no way. And why would you want everything to be perfect, anyway?" "I don't want everything to be perfect," I said. Just me, I thought. Somehow. "I just want—”

Ifs World Way Want Said Universe Voice Perfect Party Failing Lows Setting Settings Deck

Book:The Truth About Forever

Source: The Truth About Forever

“"It's gonna be okay," I said. It was the first time in a long time that I believed it. "It will."”

Firsts Long Said Long Time First Time Okay

Author:Sarah Dessen

“To abandon a child, she had once said to someone, when she thought Cassandra couldn't hear, was an act so cold, so careless, it refused forgiveness.”

Children Said Cold Abandon Careless

Book:The Forgotten Garden

Source: The Forgotten Garden

“I'm like a fine wine. I get better with age. The best is yet to come.”

Motivational Age Fine Wine Get Better Fine Wine Best Is Yet To Come Like Fine Wine

Book:Blood Promise: A Vampire Academy Novel

Source: Blood Promise: A Vampire Academy Novel

“Be one of the crowd? It went against everything a wizard stood for, and a wizard would not stand for anything if he could sit down for it, but even sitting down, you had to stand out.”

Ifs Sitting Crowds Standing Out Wizards Sitting Down

Author:Terry Pratchett

“I am so beastly tired of mankind and the world that nothing can interest me unless it contains a couple of murders on each page or deals with the horrors unnameable and unaccountable that leer down from the external universes.”

World Universe Interest Deals Mankind Couple Horror Pages Murder Tired Beastly

Author:H. P. Lovecraft

“Those who love life do not read. Nor do they go to the movies, actually. No matter what might be said, access to the artistic universe is more or less entirely the preserve of those who are a little fed up with the world.”

World Littles Said Matter Might Universe No Matter What Access Artistic Preserves Love Life Feds Fed Up

Author:Michel Houellebecq

“They say that the prospect of being hanged in the morning concentrates a man's mind wonderfully; unfortunately, what the mind inevitably concentrates on is that, in the morning, it will be in a body that is going to be hanged.”

Men Mind Body Morning

Author:Terry Pratchett

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