"And this I have learned grown-ups do not know the language of shadows."

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Source : Opal Whiteley (2010). “Opal: The Journal of an Understanding Heart”, p.127, Crown

Opal Whiteley

#Shadow Quotes #Language Quotes #I Have Learned Quotes

“I met Big Pun when I was a young boy. I think that he really gravitated to my innocence.”
“Not only do I have to live, right, I have to get some cash for my troubles - it's a scary thing, and people need to start to think about the messages that they send in the movies.”
“All our land was enriched with my treasures buried in it, thickly inhabited just below the surface with my marbles and my teeth and my colored stones, all perhaps turned to jewels by now, held together under the ground in a powerful taut web which never loosened, but held fast to guard us.”
“I'm sure you agree that animals should not be abused - whether they're cats or dogs or chickens - and that stopping this abuse should be your number one priority.”
“You should climb around inside my brain, Dan. It's like this dark room surrounded by quicksand." "I know what you mean," her brother said quietly. "I hate being in my brain sometimes. I have to get out." "What do you do?" Amy asked. Dan shrugged "I go to other places. My toes. My shoulders. But mostly here." He tapped his chest and immediately reddened. "I know. It's stupid." "Not really," Amy said. "I wish I could do that, too.”
“May God bless and keep you always, May your wishes all come true, May you always do for others And let others do for you. May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung, May you stay forever young,”
“Music is the best consolation for a despaired man”
“There is an expectation with a superhero film that there is spectacle and action but there also has to be heart. Striking that balance is really important.”

Source : Source: www.denofgeek.com

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