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> [“You must understand something, George. The world's leaders create catastrophes and resolve them-- all at their own whimsy-- every single day. It is how the world runs. Lacking anything else to believe in, common people need to believe in their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/you-must-understand-something-george-the-world-s-leaders-create/)

[Trenton Lee Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trenton-lee-stewart/)

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## More by Trenton Lee Stewart

> [You are the smartest children i know. You just don't beleive it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/you-are-the-smartest-children-i-know-you-just-don-t-beleive-it/)

[Trenton Lee Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trenton-lee-stewart/)

> [May your adventures bring you closer together, even as they take you far away from home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/may-your-adventures-bring-you-closer-together-even-as-they-take-you/)

[Trenton Lee Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trenton-lee-stewart/)

> [... Speaking of which, the boys weren't actually touching the breifcases in the trunk, I hope?" Wondering how Milligan knew, Kate stuck her head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/speaking-of-which-the-boys-weren-t-actually-touching-the-breifcases/)

[Trenton Lee Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trenton-lee-stewart/)

> [In the candle's flickering light, the library's thousands of books emerged from the shadows, and for a moment Nicholas could not help admiring them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/in-the-candle-s-flickering-light-the-library-s-thousands-of-books/)

[Trenton Lee Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trenton-lee-stewart/)

> [She announced her age right away, for children consider their ages every bit as important as their names.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/she-announced-her-age-right-away-for-children-consider-their-ages/)

[Trenton Lee Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trenton-lee-stewart/)

> [Milligan! Come and tell us why you're so dreadfully glum!" ~ Constance, The Mysterious Benedict Society](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/milligan-come-and-tell-us-why-you-re-so-dreadfully-glum-constance-the/)

[Trenton Lee Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trenton-lee-stewart/)

> [It just supports my personal opinion that he's a wacko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/it-just-supports-my-personal-opinion-that-he-s-a-wacko/)

[Trenton Lee Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trenton-lee-stewart/)

> [Children are capable of such open rudeness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/children-are-capable-of-such-open-rudeness/)

[Trenton Lee Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trenton-lee-stewart/)

> [Remember, children. For every exit, there is also an entrance. ~ Milligan, The Mysterious Benedict Society](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/remember-children-for-every-exit-there-is-also-an-entrance-milligan/)

[Trenton Lee Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trenton-lee-stewart/)

> [I think when I started to write 'The Mysterious Benedict Society' that I had that kind of thing in mind - the notion of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/i-think-when-i-started-to-write-the-mysterious-benedict-society-that/)

[Trenton Lee Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trenton-lee-stewart/)

> [Don't thank me,' Mr. Curtain called as the door slid closed. 'Impress me!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/don-t-thank-me-mr-curtain-called-as-the-door-slid-closed-impress-me/)

[Trenton Lee Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trenton-lee-stewart/)

> [“Majesty the Queen)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/majesty-the-queen/)

[Trenton Lee Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trenton-lee-stewart/)

> [If you like to tell stories and compose sentences, and if you work hard at being good at these things, then you are a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/if-you-like-to-tell-stories-and-compose-sentences-and-if-you-work/)

[Trenton Lee Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trenton-lee-stewart/)

> [Daddy, will you take me to the mill, again?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/daddy-will-you-take-me-to-the-mill-again/)

[Trenton Lee Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trenton-lee-stewart/)

> [“Books had been her means of escape; now they would be her refuge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trenton-lee-stewart/books-had-been-her-means-of-escape-now-they-would-be-her-refuge/)

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