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“Star people are rare.”

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This collection brings together various stories and narratives centered around the enigmatic character Stargirl, offering readers a diverse exploration of her adventures and experiences. more

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Jerry Spinelli

Jerry Spinelli is a renowned American children's literature writer, born on February 1, 1941. His works are known for their humor, depth, and imaginative storytelling, enjoying great popularity among readers. His representative works include 'Stargirl' and 'Maniac Magee'. more

“Even still, we run. We have not reached our average of 57.92 years without knowing that you run through it, and it hurts and you run through it some more, and if it hurts worse, you run through it even more, and when you finish, you will have broken through. In the end, when you are done, and stretching, and your heartbeat slows, and your sweat dries, if you've run through the hard part, you will remember no pain.”

Ifs Years Stills Ends Hard Done Running Pain Remember Hurt Knowing Broken Average Sweat It Hurts Heartbeat Stretching No Pain

Book:The Monsters of Templeton

Source: The Monsters of Templeton

“Whiskers of the cat, Webbed toes on my swimming dog; God is in the details.”

Dog Cat Details Swimming Toes Whiskers

Book:False Memory: A thriller that plays tricks with your mind...

Source: False Memory: A thriller that plays tricks with your mind...

“I don't have anything left. My strength is pouring out of me just as my blood is. I've been in a death-storm countless times before. Is this death in its true form?”

Form Left Blood Storm Pouring

Author:Nobuhiro Watsuki

“We are on strike, we, the men of the mind. We are on strike against self-immolation. We are on strike against the creed of unearned rewards and unrewarded duties. We are on strike against the dogma that the pursuit of one's happiness is evil. We are on strike against the doctrine that life is guilt.”

Men Mind Self Life Is Evil Work Duty Guilt Rewards Strikes Pursuit Doctrine Creeds Dogma

Book:Atlas Shrugged

Source: Atlas Shrugged

“Power-lust is a weed that grows only in the vacant lots of an abandoned mind.”

Mind Grows Power Corruption Lust Tyranny Weed Abandoned Vacant Lust For Power

Book:Atlas Shrugged

Source: Atlas Shrugged

“The universe is a trillion, trillion threads moving in seemingly unrelated directions. Yet when you look at them together, they create a remarkable tapestry.”

Looks Together Moving Universe Christmas Remarkable Thread Moving In Tapestry

Book:Finding Noel: A Novel

Source: Finding Noel: A Novel

“You have grown abominably lazy, and you like gossip, and waste time on frivolous things, you are contented to be petted and admired by silly people, instead of being loved and respected by wise ones.”

People Wise Waste Silly Lazy Gossip Wasting Time Being Loved Frivolous Silly People

Book:Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…

Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…

“In the same way that a tornado rips the roof off a double-wide trailer, leaving the occupants dazed and staring at the clouds from the splinters of what used to be their living room, it was over.”

Way Used Rooms Leaving Clouds Wide Used To Be Staring Roof Rip Living Room Trailers Tornadoes Splinters Dazed

Book:Running With Scissors

Source: Running With Scissors

“Dissonance / (if you are interested) / leads to discovery.”

Ifs Discovery Dissonance

Book:Paterson

Source: Paterson

“Fate...may...be...thwarted.”

May Fate

Author:Gail Carson Levine

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