It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
RICK RIORDANYou do know how to play pinochle?” Mr. D eyed me suspiciously. “I’m afraid not,” I said. “I’m afraid not, sir,” he said. “Well,” he told me, “it is, along with gladiator fighting and Pac-Man, one of the greatest games ever invented by humans. I would expect all civilized young men to know the rules.
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Knowledge of any value can’t be given. It must be sought and earned
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Some pain shouldn’t be wished away so easily. It has to be dealt with, even embraced.
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It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
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Everybody loves to show up at the party once all the hard work is done.
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Apollo?” I guessed… He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.” A god named Fred?
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The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation,” she said. “Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.
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A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
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Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.
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Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
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Good luck, boss. Don’t let’em turn you into horse meat! (Blackjack)
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I heard Amos yell, “For Brooklyn!” It was an odd battle cry.
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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed.
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I have more ideas than I’ll ever be able to write in five lifetimes.
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A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
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