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When you do what you want, not what you wish…’ said the first raven. ‘When you no longer seek your reflection in others’ eyes…’ said the second.

Adam Gidwitz

For, in life, it is in the darkest zones one finds the brightest beauty and the most luminous wisdom.
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Beauty Brightest Darkest Luminous Wisdom Zone
Home is where you can be yourself.
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Being Family Home Relax Satisfaction Together Yourself
But beware, dear reader. For we go out into the wide, wild world, looking to change, looking to grow, looking for wisdom. But wisdom is hard to come by, and once achieved, it is very easily lost.
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Change Leaving Looking Lost Wide Wild World
The oven became hotter and hotter, and Hansel began to sweat. Then a delicious smell wafted to his nostrils. Oh no! he thought. I’m cooking! He sniffed at the air. And I smell delicious!
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Air Delicious Hotter Oven People Smell Sweat Wafted
“I dont know. You just can’t.” “Oh.” This is, of course, the kind of inane conversation that occurs when people are slowly losing their minds.
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Conversation Course Inane Kind Losing Mind Occur People Understand
There is a certain kind of pain that can change you. Even the strongest sword, when placed in a raging fire, will soften and bend and change its form..
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Certain Fire Kind Mistake Pain Placed Raging Strongest Sword
There is this weird thing that happens, when you stop worrying so much about what other people think of you…you suddenly start seeing what you think of you.
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Happen People Stop Think Thinking Weird Worry Worrying
When you do what you want, not what you wish…’ said the first raven. ‘When you no longer seek your reflection in others’ eyes…’ said the second.
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Eye Longer Reflection Seek Wish
Trust me on this one. I know this from personal experience.
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Experience Knowing One Personal Trust
You probably will one day know what this kind of guilt and shame feels like. And when that time comes, I hope you have the strength…to take advantage of the fire and reshape your own sword.
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I hope that you never will, but, since you’re a person, and therefore prone to making horrible, soul-splitting mistakes
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So thirsty,” Jack groaned. “So worried,”said the frog. I hope we don’t starve to death.” “Yes,”said Jill, “not starving to death would be nice.”
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Death Groaned Mind Nice People Starve Thirsty Worried
“So would not thirsting to death,” said Jack “Thirsting isn’t even a word,” said Jill “It isn’t?” “No.” “Then what’s the word?”
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Death People Story Thirsting Thirsty Word
Especially when one is leaving the wide, wild world – and returning to the place you once fled.
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Especially Fled Leaving Place Returning Wild World
You see, Hansel and Gretel don’t just show up at the end of this story. They show up. And then they get their heads cut off. Just thought you’d like to know.
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Cutting End Head Like Show Stories Through
You see, to find the brightest wisdom one must pass through the darkest zones. And through the darkest zones there can be no guide. No guide, that is, but courage
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Bright Brightest Courage Darkest Guide Wisdom Zone
When you see yourselves face to face…’ said the third. ‘Then,’ the ravens intoned in unison, ‘you will have found what you truly seek.
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Face Found Ravens Seek Third Truly Unison Yourselves
Maybe I’ve been wanting the wrong things.
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Demand Require Thing Wait Wanting Wrong
Once upon a time, fairy tales were AWESOME!
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