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In books and in life, you need to read several pages before someone's true character is revealed.
Gail Carson Levine
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Gail Carson Levine
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: September 17
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When I write, I make discoveries about my feelings.
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He bowed. 'The young lady must not dance alone.
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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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Although we didn't invite Lucinda, she arrived anyway-with a gift. No need, Char and I chimed together. Remember when you were a squirrel, Mandy said.
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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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Who judges the judge who judges wrong?
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Luck was with me. I saw no spiders. Luck was against me. I saw no specters.
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There's nothing wrong with reading a book you love over and over.
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I shan't marry a prince!
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And so, with laughter and love, we lived happily ever after.
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I trust you to find the good in me, but the bad I must be sure you don't overlook.
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He -it- was a specter! I stepped back, stunned.
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I loved fairy tales as a kid. I've always been drawn to fantasy. They're always exciting. There's never a dull moment. I just love the embellishments and the magical stuff. It's such fun to work with and to re-imagine your own way.
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Kisses were better than potions.
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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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I rode all day. I cried all night. The moon didn’t glow. The sun didn’t rise. A comet blazed Between my eyes. West and South, Wind and rain. Every way is Just the same. Pray give me a box To hide inside. Pray give me a spade To dig my own grave.
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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 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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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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Step follows step, Hope follows Courage, Set your face towards danger, Set your heart on victory.
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