An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page.
BRANDON MULLDrake. He liked dangerous pies.” “Why did he join you?” “Who would eat pie that could take over your life? Why risk it?” “Focus. Why did he join you?” “Say no to death pies. Another good motto. I’m getting a headache.” p. 432
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Hard to call it a party without sardines.
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The baby dove into the room, transforming grotesquely as it landed on the floorin a deft sumersault
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Want a reliable road to emotional and spiritual suicide? Spend your life trying to fit in.
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Causes have a way of tainting your reason until a person takes much bigger risks than sanity would otherwise allow.
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It was an emergency!” Seth blurted. “Read my lips – emergency reading – not some demented idea of fun. If I was starving, I would eat asparagus. If somebody held a gun to my head, I would watch a soap opera. And to save Fablehave.
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In their youth, mortals behave more like nymphs. Adulthood seems impossibly distant, let alone the enfeeblement of old age. But ponderously, inevitably, it overtakes you.
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What’s the dog called?”Jason asked. “Feraclestinius Androbrelium Pathershin the Seventh.” “No, I meant his entire name.
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Then I’m going?” Kendra asked. The adults in the room exchanged tacit glances before nodding. Then we only have one more problem left to discuss,” Seth said. Everyone turned to him. How do I get invited
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Excruciating agony makes me cranky.
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Might not hurt you to pick up a book, just as an experiment.” Whatever. I looked up the definition for ‘nerd’ in the dictionary. Know what it said?” “I bet you’ll tell me.” ” ‘If you’re reading this, you are one.’ ” You’re a riot.
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You should keep following him. He’s the real mastermind. Shoo. Go hide.” No response. “Okay, how about you stand guard while I sleep. Keep the giants away. Sound good? All in favor, hold perfectly still. Fine, I guess we have a deal.
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My dad says people who insist that youtrust them usually don’t deserve it.
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For each of us destiny is a blend of potential, circumstances, and choices.
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Most pleasures are best as a seasoning, not the main course. However you try to disguise it, you end up feeding without being nourished.
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It’s easy to make up weird stuff. It gets trickier when you want the weird stuff to be interesting and make sense.
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The only thing that would make her jealous would be if I led a parade riding a unicorn while ballerinas sang love songs.
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We must set aside our wishes and give heed to reality. Nobody can accept the truth while hiding from it.
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…even misplaced faith can help us gain knowledge. We try to be smart about where we put our faith and we adjust as we learn more.
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An unread book does nobody any good
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After all, as long as you know, why make when you can take?
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Can you see the power emotion has to distort our outlook? Makes you wonder, did you have a bad day, or did you make it a bad day.” ~Fablehaven – Rise of the Evening Star
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What you call idiot points, I call awesome dollars. ~Seth
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One eye is open to all truth, the other closed to all deception.
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Some imagine the difference between heaven and hell to be a matter of geography. Not so. The difference is much more evident in the individuals who dwell there.
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Choices determine character.
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Jason glanced at the creature. It remained the same distance away as before, still as a statue. “What do you want?” Jason asked. No answer. “Are you the thing that followed Tark?
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