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> [“All the world’s a stage, as they say, and I seem to have the only seat in the house with a view behind the curtain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/all-the-world-s-a-stage-as-they-say-and-i-seem-to-have-the-only-seat/)

[William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/)

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## More by William Ritter

> [“Failure is not the opposite of success—it’s a part of it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/failure-is-not-the-opposite-of-success-it-s-a-part-of-it/)

[William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/)

> [“It looked like precisely the sort of place where a living body might go if it wanted to become a dead one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/it-looked-like-precisely-the-sort-of-place-where-a-living-body-might/)

[William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/)

> [“It wasn’t that I did not believe in ghosts; it was that I believed in them in the same noncommittal way that I believed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/it-wasn-t-that-i-did-not-believe-in-ghosts-it-was-that-i-believed-in/)

[William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/)

> [“The real powers at play never take center stage. Don't follow the marionette, follow the strings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/the-real-powers-at-play-never-take-center-stage-don-t-follow-the/)

[William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/)

> [“I never found a book that did not have at least a little magic in it”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/i-never-found-a-book-that-did-not-have-at-least-a-little-magic-in-it/)

[William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/)

> [“He might not have both oars in the water, but his course is sound.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/he-might-not-have-both-oars-in-the-water-but-his-course-is-sound/)

[William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/)

> [“The most frightening monsters are monsters’ mothers. Just ask Beowulf.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/the-most-frightening-monsters-are-monsters-mothers-just-ask-beowulf/)

[William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/)

> [“Hell of a sight. She let out a scream and just fell to pieces. Can't say I blame her. Like I said, this sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/hell-of-a-sight-she-let-out-a-scream-and-just-fell-to-pieces-can-t/)

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> [“The man had no portraits or photographs, but he had slowly surrounded himself with mementos of a fantastic past. Each little item, by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/the-man-had-no-portraits-or-photographs-but-he-had-slowly-surrounded/)

[William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/)

> [“Those things aren't magical." "Of course they're magical! Argh! You infuriating man! If a unicorn came and sat in the corner of your office…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/those-things-aren-t-magical-of-course-they-re-magical-argh-you/)

[William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/)

> [“Wood nymphs,” said Jackaby. “Not a real cheery lot, them,” observed Hudson. “In retrospect, a library is a rather somber locale for their kind.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/wood-nymphs-said-jackaby-not-a-real-cheery-lot-them-observed-hudson/)

[William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/)

> [“Do you really think he'll still help you if you murder me?" I said, horrified. Pavel snorted. "Do you really think he'll let the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/do-you-really-think-he-ll-still-help-you-if-you-murder-me-i-said/)

[William Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ritter/)

> [“The only paths you can’t travel are the ones you block yourself—so don’t let the fear of failure stop you from trying in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/the-only-paths-you-can-t-travel-are-the-ones-you-block-yourself-so/)

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> [“I don’t need to understand someone to respect them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/i-don-t-need-to-understand-someone-to-respect-them/)

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> [“That will suffice," Jackaby grumbled loudly from behind me. "Yes, yes. You are young and your love is a hot biscuit and other abysmally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ritter/that-will-suffice-jackaby-grumbled-loudly-from-behind-me-yes-yes-you/)

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