"It's somewhat disquieting that the same parents and……" — Kenneth Oppel
"It's somewhat disquieting that the same parents and educators who are horrified by the notion of child soldiers have bestowed upon 'The Hunger Games' a double mantle of critical praise and global bestsellerdom."
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33 Quotes by Kenneth Oppel
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The world of 'The Hunger Games' is a paranoid survivalist's dream.
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His speech failed to rouse an enthusiastic cheer, but no one dared contradict him.
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It's the way you look whenever she mentions her fiance. My cat looks like that before he hacks up a…
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I poo poo the chit.' The attendant looked stunned. 'You cannot poo-poo the chit!' I do.' Kate said solemnly. 'I…
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But chance runs like a river through all our lives, and being prepared for surprise is the best we can…
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I know you pretty well." "Better than anyone I think." I smiled. Her compliment was like a gift itself, only…
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You can't eat [literature], that's the problem," he said. "I've tried, it's very dry, and not at all nutritious.
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You two were in a cave together?’ said Miss Simpkins in horror. ‘Yes,’ said Kate, ‘and it was very, very…
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IMBECILE!" the chef shouted. "Next time why don't you just put your whole HAND in the food, hey? Yes, your…
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You flatter me shamelessly. I like it. Good.
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Everyone watched, wondering if this could be the same lunatic who'd nearly berthed his ornithopter in the restaurant. I swallowed,…
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I prefer the word aviatrix. It has more zing to it." "It's very zingy," I agreed.
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Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove…
— P T Barnum
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Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
— Ambrose Bierce
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There are people who have never been taught anything, and know everything, have never been anywhere, and understand everything, have…
— Sholom Aleichem
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What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children?
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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There is no effect more disproportionate to its cause than the happiness bestowed by a small compliment.
— Robert Breault
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Prayer is not appointed for the furnishing of God with the knowledge of what we need, but it is designed…
— Arthur W. Pink
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That praises are without reason lavished on the dead, and that the honours due only to are paid to antiquity,…
— Ben Jonson
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One set of messages of the society we live in is: Consume. Grow. Do what you want. Amuse yourselves. The…
— Susan Sontag
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Liberty is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed on man; with it we cannot compare the…
— Miguel de Cervantes
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It seems that nature, which has so wisely disposed our bodily organs with a view to our happiness, has also…
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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In the beginning of his human life man was embryonic in the world of the matrix. There he received capacity…
— Abdu'l-Bahá
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I remember watching Mel Gibson on some show once, and he was being asked about his belief in the afterlife.…
— Hugh Laurie
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