Quotes
Authors
Alan Gratz

"People will ask me, "How do you approach writing books for young readers differently than for adults?" My answer is always: I don't change anything about the story itself. I'm going to tell kids the way things really were. What I don't do - and this is the only thing I do differently in writing for kids - is that I don't revel in the gory details. I allow readers to fill in the details as necessary. But I donâ€™t force kids to have to digest something theyâ€™re not mature enough or ready for yet. If they are, they can fill in the details even better than I could, just with their imaginations."

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Alan Gratz

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“We are not wounded so deeply when betrayed by the things we hope for as when betrayed by things we try our best to despise. In such betrayal comes the dagger in the back.”
“What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? But the man who orders his life according to their teachings cannot go far wrong.”

Source : Norman Douglas (1982). “South Wind”, p.154, Courier Corporation
“Well, thatâ€™s interesting,â€ I said. â€œWhatâ€™s interesting?â€ Jack called from the other room. â€œSomething is interesting?â€ Lend shouted. â€œNo! Nothing!”
“You cannot stay where you are and go with God. You cannot continue doing things your way and accomplish God's purpose in His ways. Your thinking cannot come close to God's thoughts. For you to do the will of God, you must adjust your life to Him, His purposes, and His ways”
“The fewer our wants the more we resemble the Gods.”
“I could never be a sports writer, unless my assignment was to write 'sports sports sports sports sports' for three pages.”
“We are not just a skin-encapsulated ego, a soul encased in flesh. We are each other and we are the world.”
“There are too many countries where the values we take for granted in our civil servants simply do not exist. Seeing these values in action, applied with dedication by hardworking individuals, makes me proud to lead a service that is making life better for millions across Britain.”

Source : "The civil service is not full of fat cats" by Gus O'Donnell, www.theguardian.com. November 10, 2010.

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