"It wasn't because they had extraordinary powers, really,……" — Jeanne DuPrau
"It wasn't because they had extraordinary powers, really, but because of how well they used the ordinary powers everyone had: the power of courage, the power of kindness, the powers of curiosity and knowledge."
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31 Quotes by Jeanne DuPrau
Jeanne DuPrau has 31 quotes on this site.
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What could be more interesting than thinking of mysterious happenings, finding the answers to intriguing questions, and making up new…
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Remember the city, the city remember Where treasure is hidden under the ground The city, the city, always remember That's…
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A darkness different from Ember's, but just as frightening...
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There is so much darkness in Ember, Lina. It's not just outside, it's inside us, too. Everyone has some darkness…
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The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger…
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It’s for my God, the god of dogs, and snakes and dust mites and albino bears and Siamese twins, the…
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Mrs. Murdo, walkind even more briskly to keep her spirits up, was crossing Harken Square when something fell to the…
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She realized all at once that Doon, thin, dark eyed Doon, with his troublesome temper and his terrible brown jacket,…
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Now Doon seemed to care for his new friends more than he did for her. Every time she thought about…
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Doon was touched. Kenny looked like a tiny little wisp, but there was something strong inside him. --People of Sparks--
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When someone has been mean to you, why would you want to be good to them?' 'You wouldn't want to.…
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What you need to learn, children, is the difference between right and wrong in every area of life. And once…
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You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to…
— Aristotle
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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over…
— Aristotle
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The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.
— Aristotle
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Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.
— Aristotle
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Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate…
— Aristotle
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Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.
— Aristotle
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We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action.
— Aristotle
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To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there.
— Richard Bach
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Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it…
— Lance Armstrong
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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but…
— Arthur Ashe
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To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.
— Teresa of Avila
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Action is the antidote to despair.
— Joan Baez
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