"And Nedley started saying,'Shut Up!Quit that! And i knew it really meant something to him. So I asked for his help,"Mark said. "Don't tell the story like that," Nedley laughed. "What he said was 'Quit pretendin you're a bad guy I need your help, and I need it now!"

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Source : Margaret Peterson Haddix (2010). “Among the Brave”, p.169, Simon and Schuster

Margaret Haddix

#Guy Quotes #Needs Quotes #Stories Quotes

“Many instances exist of small children who seem to remember and describe their previous life in another body, another place, and with other people. These memories emerge usually shortly after these children begin to talk.”
“Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.”
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you, when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.”
“I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach.”

Source : 1850 Poems,'Sonnets from the Portuguese', sonnet 43.
“A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud.”
“I'll never be immune to criticism, and that's okay, and I'm very comfortable with that.”
“After tea it's back to painting - a large poplar at dusk with a gathering storm. From time to time instead of this evening painting session I go bowling in one of the neighbouring villages, but not very often.”
“You become a man by knowing both victory and defeat, by running and crying. Itâ€™s ok to cry..!! You can overcome”

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