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When I write, I make discoveries about my feelings.

Gail Carson Levine

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Gail Carson Levine
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: September 17
Author
Writer
New York
United States
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Discovery
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Why do you keep reading a book? Usually to find out what happens. Why do you give up and stop reading it? There may be lots of reasons. But often the answer is you don't care what happens. So what makes the difference between caring and not caring? The author's cruelty. And the reader's sympathy...it takes a mean author to write a good story.
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But my last conscious thought was an image of Prince Char when he'd caught the bridle of Sir Stephan's horse. His face had been close to mine. Two curls had spilled onto his forehead. A few freckles dusted his nose, and his eyes said he was sorry for me to go.
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Oak, granite, Lilies by the road, Remember me? I remember you. Clouds brushing Clover hills, Remember me? Sister, child, Grown tall, Remember me? I remember you.
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Perhaps we can come here together someday. By the way, you're a month older than the last time I saw you. Are you still too young to marry.
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That's funny, you're funny. I like you, I'm quite taken by you.
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Fate...may...be...thwarted.
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Kisses were better than potions.
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Voices and faces aren't manifestations of good or bad.
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It is helpful to know the proper way to behave, so one can decide whether or not to be proper.
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And so, with laughter and love, we lived happily ever after.
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To pretend I was sliding down the stair rail. He laughed again. You should have done it. I would have caught you at the bottom.
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You're Only the fairest when your fairest to yourself
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I'm more interested in plot than theme, but I hope my values find their way into my stories: kindness, sympathy, effort, and humor!
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I had always been the hardest on myself when I drew and painted. I am not hard on myself when I write. I like what I write, so it is a much happier process.
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He is flawless, without a blemish. Majesic . . . muscular.
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Luck was with me. I saw no spiders. Luck was against me. I saw no specters.
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Step follows step, Hope follows Courage, Set your face towards danger, Set your heart on victory.
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Would you favor me with a dance? Over all the others I was his choice! I curtsied, and he took my hand. Our hands knew each other. Char looked at me, startled. Have we met before, Lady?
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I was born singing. Most babies cry, I sang an aria.
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The Writer's Oath I promise solemnly: 1. to write as often and as much as I can, 2. to respect my writing self, and 3. to nurture the writing of others. I accept these responsibilities and shall honor them always.
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