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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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Despite my vanity, I fear for my sanity.
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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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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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Better to cry wolf over and over than never to cry wolf at all.
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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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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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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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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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Death is like an old dog. He always knows when you are at his door.
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Not all novelists are power-hungry madman. Some are power-hungry madwomen.
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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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Very little in this world makes sense.
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USE COMMON SENSE. If somebody offers you a thousand dollars for this book, chances are their motives are not pure. Then again, a thousand dollars is a lot of money. Take the money and run.
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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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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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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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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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Who needs to go somewhere when you can read about it.
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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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