For what it’s worth: trust your feelings. I can’t promise that you’ll never get hurt again, but I can promise you the risk is worth it.
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The world may need fixing, but it’s worth preserving.
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Sadie,” he said forlornly, “when you become a parent, you may understand this. One of my hardest jobs as a father, one of my greatest duties, was to realize that my own dreams, my own goals and wishes, are secondary to my children’s.
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It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
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A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
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Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded. Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control traffic.” You both sound like my mother,” I said. Shut up!” they both said in union.
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Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.
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Desjardins was literally fuming. His tattered robes still smoked from battle. (Carter says I shouldn’t mention that his pink boxer shorts were showing, but they were!)
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I heard Amos yell, “For Brooklyn!” It was an odd battle cry.
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Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.
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Humans see what they want to see.
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I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you must write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won’t let you go. It’s not enough to write simply because you think it would be neat to be published. You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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Knowledge of any value can’t be given. It must be sought and earned
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dealing with any man means dealing with multiple personalities.
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I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.
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You have to rise above the squabbling and chaos, and keep believing. You have to always keep your goals in mind.” -Hera, goddess of marriage
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