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“Why should I want what's good for me?' Beatrice asked him, smiling. 'Is that what you want for yourself - only what's good for you?”

Book:Night-Side

Work

Night-Side

This book delves into a shadowy realm, weaving a tale of suspense and mystery that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. more

Author

Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates is a renowned American author born on June 16, 1938. Her works span various literary forms such as novels, poetry, and drama, known for her unique narrative techniques and profound thematic explorations. more

“Here's what I think," I say and my voice is stronger and thoughts are coming, thoughts that trickle into my noise like whispers of truth. "I think maybe everybody falls," I say. "I think maybe we all do. And I don't think that's the asking." I pull on her arms gently to make sure she's listening. "I think the asking is whether we get back up again.”

Thinking Fall Voice Arms Listening Stronger Asking Noise Get Back Chaos Walking

Author:Patrick Ness

“On the first day Coraline's family moved in, Miss Spink and Miss Forcible made a point of telling Coraline how dangerous the well was, and they warned her to be sure she kept away from it. So Coraline set off to explore for it, so that she knew where it was, to keep away from it properly.”

Firsts Wells Made Dangerous Missing Moved Coraline

Book:Coraline

Source: Coraline

“It had occurred to Sean once - on a bender about ten years before with some buddies, Sean and a bloodstream full of bourbon turning philosophical - that maybe they HAD gotten in that car. All three of them. And what they now thought of as their life was just a dream state. That all three of them were, in reality, still eleven-year-old boys trapped in some cellar, imagining what they'd become if they ever escaped and grew up.”

Ifs Years Stills States Dream Reality Three Boys Car Grew Ten Grew Up Philosophical Trapped Buddy Eleven Sean Just A Dream Cellars Bourbon

Author:Dennis Lehane

“Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”

Source: The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets

“When you relate to thoughts obsessively, you are actually feeding them because thoughts need your attention to survive. Once you begin to pay attention to them and categorize them, then they become very powerful. You are feeding them energy because you are not seeing them as simple phenomena. If one tries to quiet them down, that is another way of feeding them.”

Ifs Way Needs Trying Energy Simple Powerful Pay Attention Seeing Quiet Relate Pay Attention Feeding Another Way Very Powerful

Book:The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Three: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism; The Myth of Freedom; The Heart of the Bud dha; Selected Writings

Source: The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Three: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism; The Myth of Freedom; The Heart of the Bud dha; Selected Writings

“Love is like death. It is fulfillment and an evening after which nothing more may follow.”

May Love Is Evening Fulfillment Love Is Like

Book:The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse

Source: The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse

“I'm sorry I hurt your hand...with my face." -Bobby Pendragon”

Hands Faces Hurt Sorry I'm Sorry Pendragon

Author:D. J. MacHale

“I went to the four levers. None of them were marked. There was only one way to figure out which one was the right one. I had to call upon all my Traveler experience and special powers to figure it out. It's called...Eenie, meenie, miney...mo!" -Bobby Pendragon”

Way Four Special Figures One Way Traveler Levers Pendragon

Book:The Lost City of Faar

Source: The Lost City of Faar

“Dont you know... I'm the boggyman."-St. Dane”