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“Jem is nothing but goodness. That he struck you last night only shows how capable you are of driving even saints to madness.”

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Cassandra Clare

Cassandra Clare is a renowned American author, best known for her young adult fantasy novel series, 'The Mortal Instruments'. Her works blend elements of magic, romance, and adventure, captivating young readers worldwide. more

“I've married a man who owns nine cows," said Jinjur to Ozma, "and now I am happy and contented and willing to lead a quiet life and mind my own business." "Where is your husband?" asked Ozma. "He is in the house, nursing a black eye," replied Jinjur, calmly. "The foolish man would insist upon milking the red cow when I wanted him to milk the white one; but he will know better next time, I am sure.”

Source: Ozma of Oz: American Literature

“Even the financial disclosure statements that political bloggers were required to post hadn't stemmed the suspicion that people's opinions weren't really their own. "Who's paying you?" was a retort that might follow any bout of enthusiasm, along with laughter - who would let themselves be bought?”

People Might Political Opinion Laughter Financial Statements Enthusiasm Posts Suspicion Disclosure Bloggers Retorts

Book:A Visit From the Goon Squad

Source: A Visit From the Goon Squad

“Mentors and apprentices are partners in an ancient human dance, and one of teaching's great rewards is the daily chance it gives us to get back on the dance floor. It is the dance of the spiraling generations, in which the old empower the young with their experience and the young empower the old with new life, reweaving the fabric of the human community as they touch and turn.”

Source: The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life

“All I do know, for certain, after 53 years in this business, is that writers who sincerely think that their language can represent reality ought to be plumbers.”

Thinking Knows Years Reality Certain Language Ought Sincerely Plumber

Author:Gilbert Sorrentino

“He broke the kiss and leaned against her, breathing hard. "Good morning to you, too. Man, I just can't stay mad when you do that.”

Men Hard Morning Kissing Mad Broke Breathing Morganville Vampires

Book:Midnight Alley: The Morganville Vampires

Source: Midnight Alley: The Morganville Vampires

“Is it not better for a man to die for a cause in which he believes, such as peace, than to suffer for a cause in which he does not believe, such as war?”

Men Believe Doe War Suffering Dies Causes Peace

Book:The Ultimate Quotable Einstein

Source: The Ultimate Quotable Einstein

“The first ghost to leave the world of the dead was Roger. He took a step forward, and turned to look back at Lyra, and laughed in surprise as he found himself turning into the night, the starlight, the air. . .and then he was gone, leaving behind such a vivid little burst of happiness.”

World Firsts Looks Littles Night Found Behinds Steps Gone Air Surprise Leaving Ghost Laughed Vivid Roger Steps Forward Starlight

Author:Philip Pullman

“It is to be all made of fantasy, All made of passion and all made of wishes, All adoration, duty, and observance, All humbleness, all patience and impatience, All purity, all trial, all observance”

Made Passion Wish Fantasy Duty Trials Purity Impatience Adoration Humbleness Observance

Author:William Shakespeare

“If it is written and read with serious attention, a novel, like a myth or any great work of art, can become an initiation that helps us to make a painful rite of passage from one phase of life, one state of mind, to another. A novel, like a myth, teaches us to see the world differently; it shows us how to look into our own hearts and to see our world from a perspective that goes beyond our own self-interest.”

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