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“Children played at those stories; they dreamed about them. They took them to heart and acted as if to live inside them.”

Book:A Lion Among Men

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A Lion Among Men

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Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire is an American novelist known for his reinterpretation of classic fairy tales. His works are characterized by profound moral implications and rich imagination, which have won him a wide audience. more

“... although the sufferings of children are the worst, being inextinguishable--children themselves seldom have a proper sense of their own tragedy, discounting and keeping hidden the true horrors of their short lives, humbly imagining real calamity to be some prestigious drama of the grown-up world. [p. 13]”

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Book:The Bay of Noon

Source: The Bay of Noon

“You have been granted dominion by the Mighty God. Go out there and subdue the mountains until you get to the mountaintop.”

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Book:Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World

Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World

“His father was an ass and he is an ass. I imagine sooner than I should like I shall be playing uncle to a litter of asses.”

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Book:Raventide

Source: Raventide

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