"In the candle's flickering light, the library's thousands……" — Trenton Lee Stewart
"In the candle's flickering light, the library's thousands of books emerged from the shadows, and for a moment Nicholas could not help admiring them again. During free time he had almost never looked up from the pages he was reading, but now he saw the books anew, from without rather than from within, and was reminded of how beautiful they were simply as objects. The geometrical wonder of them all, each book on its own and all the books together, row upon row, the infinite patterns and possibilities they presented. They were truly lovely."
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55 Quotes by Trenton Lee Stewart
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Rules and school are tools for fools! I don't give two mules for rules.
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Children are capable of such open rudeness.
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Every great thinker keeps a journal, you know.
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Is this what family is like: the feeling that everyone’s connected, that with one piece missing, the whole thing’s broken?
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The missing aren't missing, they're only departed, All minds keep all thoughts - so like gold - closely guarded,
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Oh, here's a clever one. Do you remember this question from the first test?It reads, 'What wrong with this statement?'…
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Poor Kate,"said Constance,"she's lost her marbles.
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