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“Her queen danced like a flame in the wind, and the mercurial king like the weight at the center of the earth.”

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Megan Whalen Turner, born in 1965, is a renowned American children's literature writer. Her works are known for their intricate plots and profound character development, which have won her widespread acclaim. more

“I was listening," the king said, aggrieved. "I closed my eyes to listen better." "What did you hear?" "I'm not sure," he said." That's why I was listening so closely. I may have to ask the baron to repeat some parts of his report on his grain tax." "I am sure you can arrange an appointment." "I am sure I can too.”

May Said I Can Eye Asks Listening Kings Taxes Not Sure Repeats Reports Grain Appointments Attolia

Author:Megan Whalen Turner

“She pulled the bedclothes up as far as they would go and suppressed a perverse wish to have her old nurse come to chase away the darkness, perverse because she didn't know if she wanted the shadows to be empty or not.”

Ifs Knows Wanted Wish Darkness Shadow Empty Nurse Attolia

Author:Megan Whalen Turner

“That is ridiculous," she said. The king agreed. "Like falling in love with a landslide. Only you could fail to notice.”

Said Fall Failing Kings Falling In Love Ridiculous Attolia Landslides

Author:Megan Whalen Turner

“Personally, I believe “Young Adult” to be an arbitrary title that means the book "Can be enjoyed by anyone/Has a main character who’s not quite an adult/Isn’t really boring.”

Believe Mean Book Character Young I Believe Adults Young Adult Boring Enjoyed Titles Arbitrary Main Characters

Author:Shannon Hale

“There is By my leaning over the precipice Of your presence and your absence in hopeless fusion My finding the secret Of loving you Always for the first time”

Firsts Secret Findings First Time Absence Hopeless Loving You Fusion Precipice Your Presence Your Absence

Author:Andre Breton

“I think, that if I touched the earth, It would crumble; It is so sad and beautiful, So tremulously like a dream.”

Ifs Thinking Dream Earth Beautiful Touched So Sad

Author:Dylan Thomas

“i do it for the joy it brings because i'm a joyful girl because the world owes me nothing and we owe each other the world”

World Inspirational Joy Girl Joyful

Author:Ani DiFranco

“Don't you see the rest of the country looks upon New York like we're left-wing, communist, Jewish, homosexual pornographers? I think of us that way sometimes and I live here.”

Thinking Way Looks Country Sometimes Left New York Wings Communist Homosexual Left Wing Annie Hall

Book:Annie Hall: scénario bilingue

Source: Annie Hall: scénario bilingue

“Yet, as only New Yorkers know, if you can get through the twilight, you'll live through the night.”

Ifs Knows Night New York Twilight New Yorkers

Book:Dorothy Parker in Her Own Words

Source: Dorothy Parker in Her Own Words

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