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- Most cats do not approach humans recklessly. The possibility of concealed weapons, clods or sticks, tend to make them reserved. Homeless cats in particular-with some…
- My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.
- Evil conquered?' said Gwydion. 'You have learned much, but learn this last and hardest of lessons. You have conquered only the enchantments of evil. That…
- You must know nothing before you can learn something, and be empty before you can be filled. Is not the emptiness of the bowl what…
- We don't need to have just one favorite. We keep adding favorites. Our favorite book is always the book that speaks most directly to us…
- Miss Vesper Holly has the digestive talents of a goat and the mind of a chess master. She is familiar with half a dozen languages…
- Books can truly change our lives: the lives of those who read them, the lives of those who write them. Readers and writers alike discover…
- Any fool can tell a story. Take a few odds and ends of things that happen to you, dress them up, shuffle them about, add…
- No, no," said Taran slowly, "It would be folly to think of attacking them." He smiled quickly at Fflewddur. "The bards would sing of us,"…
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- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle