"It was an exceptional sensation, reading by spiderlight."

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Source : Jenny Nimmo (2011). “The Snow Spider Trilogy”, p.24, Egmont UK

Jenny Nimmo

#Reading Quotes #Exceptional Quotes

“There are the things that are out in the open and then there are the things that are hidden, and life has more to do, the real world has more to do with what is hidden, maybe. You think?”
“My grandmother didn't live to see us begin our lives in public service. But she probably would have thought it extraordinary that just two generations after she arrived in San Antonio, one grandson would be the mayor and the other would be on his way - the good people of San Antonio willing- to the United States Congress.”
“My reputation grows with every failure.”
“It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.”
“I remember my father playing me Same Situation when I was a nipper, and saying how nobody since has done melodies as well as Joni Mitchell. I concur. The thing that most affected me was just her resonance, and that is something she must have been born with.”
“You can be pleased with nothing if you are not pleased with yourself.”
“The power of a dream is that it frees up your imagination to think about the best possible scenario for your life.”
“Housework hassles go on, are never resolved, and will probably extend into the afterlife ('Why am I the one who takes the clouds to the dry cleaners?').”

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