"I don't care if I pass your test, I don't care if I follow your rules. If you can cheat, so can I. I won't let you beat me unfairly - I'll beat you unfairly first. - Ender"

-- Orson Scott Card

#Care Quotes #Tests Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“His sympathy made tears spring to Lina's eyes. Doon looked startled for a moment, and then he took a step toward her and wrapped his arms around her. He gave her a squeeze so quick and tight that it made her cough, and then it made her laugh. She realized all at once that Doon--thin, dark-eyed Doon with his troublesome temper and his terrible brown jacket and his good heart--was the person that she knew better than anyone now. He was her best friend.”

Source : Jeanne DuPrau (2012). “The Books of Ember Omnibus”, p.93, Random House Books for Young Readers
“The camera's a ballpoint pen, an imbecile; it's not worth anything if you don't have anything to say.”
“The time has passed for our sensations in painting to be whispered. We wish them in the future to sing and re-echo upon our canvasses in deafening and triumphant flourishes.”
“By now, it is probably very late at night, and you have stayed up to read this book when you should have gone to sleep. If this is the case, then I commend you for falling into my trap. It is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of his books. It goes back to authors being terrible people who delight in the suffering of others. Plus, we get a kickback from the caffeine industry...”
“Wavering and burning like a golden lie.”

Source : Song: Smog Moon, Album: 100% Fun
“I want people to fall in love with my voice before my image.”
“Nothing revives the past so completely as a smell that was once associated with it.”
“More and more Americans are asking about the price that we have to pay when Wal-Mart comes into a community, treats workers poorly, violates immigration laws and squashes small businesses.”

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