"Once upon a time, fairy tales were AWESOME!"

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Source : Adam Gidwitz (2010). “A Tale Dark and Grimm”, p.8, Penguin

Adam Gidwitz

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“So, in our wisdom and fair justice we go on "Giving to dust that is a little gilt, More laud than gold e'er dusted;" proclaiming the merits of the bad wine, and making it, by every token, as enticing as we can; and blessing our stars that the good will be found out by its flavor "without our stir." As it is inestimable, we seek not to win esteem for it; as it is beyond all praise, we bestow no praises upon it.”

Source : "Sketches from Life, Vol. 1-2". Book by Laman Blanchard, Wiley & Putnam, "That Good Wine Needs No Bush", 1846.
“No American is prepared to attend his own funeral without the services of highly skilled cosmeticians. Part of the American dream, after all, is to live long and die young.”
“Let us be adventurers for another world. It is at least a fair and noble chance; and there is nothing in this worth our thoughts or our passions. If we should be disappointed, we are still no worse than the rest of our fellow-mortals; and if we succeed in our expectations we are eternally happy.”
“I have the strength to remain calm in the face of change.”
“I always forgive, but I never forget.”
“As far as wrestling goes, as long as my body is able to withstand the physical beating, I will keep wrestling.”
“I have the weirdest job. It's not every day that you get to stand up onstage and unload every ounce of your misanthropic bile onto a crowd of people, and they're like, "Cool! Hit us again!"”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Any program is only as good as it is useful.”

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