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Only bad books have good endings. If a book is any good, it's ending is always bad - because you don't want the book to end.

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Pseudonymous Bosch
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: January 1
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Who needs to go somewhere when you can read about it.
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Friends don't have to have a lot of things in common. But there's one thing friends usually do have in common - a sense of humor. That doesn't mean they find all the same things funny. Sometimes, they might even laugh at each other. But at the end of the day, friends can always laugh with each other.
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*Appendix usually means small outgrowth from large intestine, but in this case it means additional information accompanying main text. Or are those really the same things? Think carefully before you insult this book.
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Oh, talking is not so bad as that, said the Jester. True, most people say only silly things when they speak. But it's easier to ignore them if you're saying silly things yourself.
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Not all novelists are power-hungry madman. Some are power-hungry madwomen.
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Despite my vanity, I fear for my sanity.
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You know, people always warn children about taking candy from strange adults. But they never warn us adults about taking candy from strange children.
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If I do find out the Secret,I won't be able to tell it to you-you know that right?And that doesn't mean I don't trust you.It's just because I can't.Sometimes even best friends have to keep secrets from each other. -Cass
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Death is like an old dog. He always knows when you are at his door.
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I ate him, said the homunculus, biting into his sausage. The kids couldn't hide their looks of horror. He smiled, sausage juice running down his chin. Oh, don't worry - I cooked him first. I'm not a barbarian.
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When I was younger, I loved graveyards. They weren't spooky so much as mysterious. Each tombstone another story to uncover. Another life to learn about. Now that I'm older - I won't say how old - I hate graveyards. The only life - or rather death - I see in the tombstones is my own.
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Your problem, it is not here' - he pointed the pen at Max-Ernest's throat - 'it is here' - he pointed the pen at Max-Ernest's chest. 'My heart is heavy, too. But you must be strong. This situation, it is very serious. It is not only Cass's life that is at stake. If she dies, the Secret, it will die too.
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Books can also provoke emotions. And emotions sometimes are even more troublesome than ideas. Emotions have led people to do all sorts of things they later regret-like, oh, throwing a book at someone else.
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Some secrets are meant to be known- but once known you can never forget them.
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Before we do, I suggest you take a break. If you need to go to the bathroom, this is a good time. If you're sleepy, go to bed and save the next chapter for tomorrow. For the magician's story, you must have all your wits about you. No wandering minds allowed.
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Why did so many grown-ups want to be young, she wondered, when it took so long to grow old? It was like going on a million-mile road trip then wanting to turn around without getting out of the car.
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Better to cry wolf over and over than never to cry wolf at all.
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Cassandra, when you want to speak to me, you should say 'Excuse me, Mrs. Johnson.' Then wait until you get my attention. Excuse me, Mrs. Johnson. Do I have your attention now?
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If this was a normal cover for a normal book,I would tell it's FANTASTIC!GRIPPING! (according to all book covers they're fantastic and gripping)
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This new condition, this unwilled silence, had fallen over him ten days ago. The day Cass had gone into the hospital. The day she had fallen into a coma.
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