"The world turns and the world spins, the……" — Gary D. Schmidt
"The world turns and the world spins, the tide runs in and the tide runs out, and there is nothing in the world more beautiful and more wonderful in all its evolved forms than two souls who look at each other straight on. And there is nothing more woeful and soul-saddening than when they are parted...everyting in the world rejoices in the touch, and everything in the world laments in the losing."
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49 Quotes by Gary D. Schmidt
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Why can't poets just say what they want to say and then shut up?
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In the whole story of the world, bananas have never once been a special treat.
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When a girl holds a rose up to you, you run better, let me tell you.
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Okay, so maybe sometimes the real world is smiles and miracles.
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Creativity is a god who comes around only when he pleases, and it isn't very often. But when he does…
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There is no Art made without power, and there is no reason for Art to be made except for power.
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The world is Trouble...and Grace. That is all there is.
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Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches.
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Vengeance is sweet. Vengeance taken when the vengee isn't sure who the venger is, is sweeter still.
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When gods die, they die hard. It's not like they fade away, or grow old, or fall asleep. They die…
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I saw my town as if I had just arrived. It was as if I was waking up. You see…
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