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Quote by Sally Gardner

“I had never been interested in boys and had no notion that I ever would, seeing being in love and loving as a great tangle in which you could lose your head as well as your heart. Yet standing there that afternoon looking at the young man. I could well see how such knots in life were made.”

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Sally Gardner

Sally Gardner is a British writer born in London in 1954. Her works are known for their unique imagination and profound emotional depth, particularly in children's literature. Gardner has won numerous literary awards, including the Carnegie Medal in the UK. more

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