"Skibbereen have a hard time at [math]; the……" — Gregory Maguire
"Skibbereen have a hard time at [math]; the best that the smartest of them can do with adding two plus two is guessing: three plus one. Correct, sort of, but not always useful."
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Gregory Maguire
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201 Quotes by Gregory Maguire
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Yes, I'm nervous. You'll find in time most people are. They simply learn better how to disguise it, and sometimes,…
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That's what misbehavior is all about, just a little extra loving being asked for.
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...and he kissed her and kissed her and kissed her, little by little by little.
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It appears history is going to keep happening, despite our hopes for retirement.
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The momentum of the mind can be vexingly, involuntarily capricious.
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I mean, evil and boredom. Evil and ennui. Evil and the lack of stimulation. Evil and sluggish blood.
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Does the devil ever struggle to be good again, or if so is he not a devil?
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What goes unnamed remains hard to correct.
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Elena had always felt like the center of her own world - who doesn't? The world arranged itself around her…
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Forgive us our trespasses," says Margarethe, "and get out of our way.
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