"I had come to discover that "safe" was……" — Holly Lisle
"I had come to discover that "safe" was an illusion, a pretense that adults wrapped around their children- and sometimes themselves- to make the world seem comfortable. I had discovered that under that thin cover of let's-pretend, monsters and nightmares lay, and that not all of them came from places like the moonroads or the nightling cities. Some of the monsters were people we knew. People we thought we could trust."
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16 Quotes by Holly Lisle
Holly Lisle has 16 quotes on this site.
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Courage is nothing more than taking one step more than you think you can.
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You must learn to face the fact, always, that you choose to do what you do, and that everything you…
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If you have dreams you want to pursue, the time is now. There is no perfect time, and there is…
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Willful ignorance and endless laws become the replacement for self-education and self-restraint, because ignorance and laws are easy.
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Every writer has something to say, but those writers whose works endure have dared to say something about the things…
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Actions have consequences... first rule of life. And the second rule is this - you are the only one responsible…
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The only place you will be accepted is the place you make for yourself.
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This is writing. You cut out chunks of your own memories, rework them, bleed into them, breathe into the raw…
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The definition of a writing career, is write a book, write another book, write another book
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Guilt is a good friend, isn't it? It will stand at your back when every other friend has abandoned you,…
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Adventures are only interesting once you've lived to see the end of them. Before that, they are nothing but fear,…
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I have never yet figured out what to do about good advice that you get, and that you know right…
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Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.
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There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the…
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
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The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times.
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Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young.
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Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise…
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An Adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelties.
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