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Quote by Stephen Dunn

“Although I know it's unfair, I reveal myself one mask at a time.”

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Stephen Dunn is an American poet born on June 24, 1939. His poetry is known for its deep social consciousness and emotional expression, and has won numerous literary awards. more

“Simon's walls were covered in what looked like pages ripped from a comic book, but when I squinted, I realized they were hand drawn. Some were black-and-white, but most were in full color, everything from character sketches to splash panels to full pages, done in a style that wasn't quite manga, wasn't quite comic book.”

Book Done Character Hands Black White Style Color Wall Pages I Realized Comic Covered Black And White Comic Book Ripped

Book:The Darkest Powers Series, Book 1: The Summoning

Source: The Darkest Powers Series, Book 1: The Summoning

“He rolled his eyes. "First, my Dad's Korean and my mom was Swedish. Second, I totally suck at math. I don't like cuckoo clocks or skiing or fancy chocolate either." I sputtered a laugh. "I think that's Swiss.”

Thinking Firsts Eye Laughing Mom Dad My Dad My Mom Math Clock Fancy His Eyes Chocolate Korean Skiing Swiss Swedish Cuckoos Cuckoo Clocks

Book:The Summoning: Number 1 in series

Source: The Summoning: Number 1 in series

“We are so afraid of the idea of having to die... that we always try to find excuses for the dead, as if we were asking beforehand to be excused when it is our turn.”

Ifs Trying Ideas Dies Turns Asking Excuse

Author:Jose Saramago

“People make changes in their life, and they blend and assimilate. They find a way to make it work. That's where I've always taken the wrong turn. By not taking a turn at all.”

People Way Turns Taken Making Changes Wrong Turn

Author:Caprice Crane

“He loved the scratching of pencil against paper when he was focused: it meant something was happening.”

Paper Happenings Focused Pencils

Book:An Abundance of Katherines

Source: An Abundance of Katherines

“A genius doesn't adjust his treatment of a theme to a tyrant's taste”

Genius Taste Theme Treatment Tyrants

Book:One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich: A Novel

Source: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich: A Novel

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