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“Destiny is a tower of cards - nudge one just an inch and everything stacked on top comes crashing down. P116”

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Darren Shan is an Irish author known for his young adult fantasy novels. His works blend elements of horror, adventure, and science fiction, making them highly popular among young readers. more

“What I’m sorry about is not being a tipsy idiot when you found me. I’m sorry about that, obviously, but more sorry that my stupidity caused us to lose a great opportunity. I don’t imagine you would have met me and fallen crazy in love with me, but I would like to think that if you’d had a chance to meet me under different circumstances, something just as nice could have happened. We could have become friends.”

Ifs Thinking Different Found Opportunity Loses Chance Nice Imagine Happened Crazy Circumstances Mets Sorry Stupidity Idiot Fallen I'm Sorry Great Opportunity Crazy Love Tipsy

Book:Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

Source: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“I feel like you may be a special and kind person. And I would like to make it my business to know special and kind people. Especially if they are boys my age.”

People Ifs Knows Feels Kind May Persons Age Boys Special Like You Kind People Kind Person

Book:Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

Source: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“Let’s make plans,” I ventured. And Sofia smiled and said, “No, let’s leave it to chance.”

Said Chance Plans

Book:Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

Source: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“I am not dangerous. Only the stories are dangerous. Only the fictions we create, especially when they become expectations.”

Stories Fiction Dangerous Expectations

Author:David Levithan

“Fate has a strange way of making plans.”

Way Fate Plans Strange

Book:Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

Source: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“The reward is in the risk. You can’t stay hidden inside Grandpa’s overprotective cloak forever. You’ve seemed like you needed to grow out of that for a while. Mom and Dad going away, and the red notebook, these things just helped. Now it’s up to you to”

Grows Forever Risk Like You Mom Needed Dad Red Rewards Going Away Up To You Notebook Cloaks Grandpa Mom And Dad Overprotective

Book:Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

Source: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“You will be interested to hear, Hilary, that it [the drug] had a most remarkable effect — even on Selena after a very modest quantity. She cast off all conventional restraints and devoted herself without shame to the pleasure of the moment." I asked for particulars of this uncharacteristic conduct. "She took from her handbag a paperback edition of Pride and Prejudice and sat on the sofa reading it, declining all offers of conversation.”

Moments Reading Pleasure Effects Pride Drug Offers Conversation Prejudice Shame Casts Sat Remarkable Quantity Devoted Conventional Modest Restraint Sofas Handbags

Author:Sarah Caudwell

“Maybe I should have cut him some slack. With his broken wing and lifetime of eating roadkill, he probably had a lot to be ungrateful about. Too much hard luck can create a permanent meanness of spirit in any creature.”

Should Hard Spirit Too Much Cutting Broken Creatures Eating Should Have Luck Wings Lifetime Permanent Ungrateful Meanness Broken Wings

Book:The Glass Castle: A Memoir

Source: The Glass Castle: A Memoir

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