"If you want to tell grown-up fairy tales, you have to look for the dark side."

-- Juan Antonio Bayona

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“Watching my father plan and strategize for the resistance has taught me about trust.â€ She leaned forward. â€œPersonal trust is very different from political trust, my lady. The first thrives on faith. The second requires proof, whether it be upfront or covert.â€ Awkwardly, she patted my hand. â€œHis Majesty has always been a powerful man. Perhaps he has never had to distinguish between the two.”

Source : Alison Goodman (2011). “Eona”, p.143, Penguin
“We hung out on the streets, played stickball, and did all of the things that other kids did.”
“High schoolâ€™s actually kind of boring. Itâ€™s a little bit like living in the Center. Everyone thinks they know everything about everyone else, but really thereâ€™s a lot more under the surface. (Lend)”
“You see aright. I am both Queen and Elidhu, here and there, wildfire and hearthfire, forgetting and remembrance. But do no yet speak of this, for men are impatient with such things and do not brook contradiction.”
“He who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires a greater stock of religious merit than he could gain by the repetition of ten thousand prayers”
“It is commonly said that a teacher fails if he has not been surpassed by his students.”
“I decided a long time ago I would feed on the vultures until a dove came along. A pigeon. The kind of soul that didn't impede on anyone; just walked around worrying about its own business, trying to get through life without pulling everyone else down. With its own needs and selfish habits. Brave. A communicator. Intelligent. Beautiful. Soft-spoken. A creature that mates for life. Unattainable until she has a reason to trust you.”

Source : Jamie McGuire (2013). “Walking Disaster Signed Limited Edition: A Novel”, p.8, Simon and Schuster
“Sweet tastes have sour closes; and he repents on thorns that sleeps in beds of roses.”

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