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“There are some things children cannot know, because once they learn them they are no longer children.”

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Ashleigh Brilliant is a British author known for his unique humor and satirical style. Born on December 9, 1933, his work has been influential in the literary and popular culture scenes since the 1960s. more

“Religion begins in story. Yes, it does, because religion is an attempt to make sense of what is incomprehensible to us, what is inexplicable, what is awe-inspiring, what is frightening, what moves us to great wonder, and so on. That is the religious impulse, and it is part of our psychological makeup -- of everyone's psychological makeup.”

Doe Stories Moving Religious Wonder Psychological Impulse Make Sense Awe Makeup Frightening Inexplicable Awe Inspiring

Author:Philip Pullman

“I am a religious person, although I am not a believer.”

Persons Religious Believer Religious Person

Author:Philip Pullman

“I have claimed that Escape is one of the main functions of fairy-stories, and since I do not disapprove of them, it is plain that I do not accept the tone of scorn or pity with which 'Escape' is now so often used. Why should a man be scorned if, finding himself in prison, he tries to get out and go home? Or if he cannot do so, he thinks and talks about other topics than jailers and prison-walls?”

“Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one's life.”

Suffering Illusion Wake Up Awakening Awakened Dupes

Author:Kate Chopin

“In the life of each of us, I said to myself, there is a place remote and islanded, and given to endless regret or secret happiness; we are each the uncompanioned hermit and recluse of an hour or a day; we understand our fellows of the cell to whatever age of history they may belong.”

May Said Age Given Hours Secret Regret Fellows Endless Cells Hermits Recluse

Book:The Country of the Pointed Firs

Source: The Country of the Pointed Firs

“Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.”

Seems Care Dies Brother Don't Care I Don't Care My Brother Elders My Siblings Younger Brother Siblings Brothers Siblings Sisters And Brothers Funny Brother Cute Brother Young Brother

Book:The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts

Source: The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts

“Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly.”

Life Inspirational Sometimes Fall Failure Wake Up Sandman

Author:Neil Gaiman

“Try to understand men. If you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and almost always leads to love.”

Ifs Men Trying Wells Kind Hate Understanding Knowing Be Kind Travels With Charley Understanding And Love Understanding Love Understanding Each Other

Author:John Steinbeck

“They say the world used to be bigger. The world's still the same--there's just less in it.”

World Stills Used Bigger Used To Be

Author:Johnny Depp

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