"Later she remembered all the hours of the afternoon as happy -- one of those uneventful times that seem at the moment only a link between past and future pleasure, but turn out to have been the pleasure itself."

“Day, after day, after glorious day, I was falling in love with books.....”

“The argument culture urges us to approach the world - and the people in it - in an adversarial frame of mind. It rests on the assumption that opposition is the best way to get anything done: The best way to discuss an idea is to set up a debate; the best way to cover news is to find spokespeople who express the most extreme, polarized views and present them as 'both sides'; the best way to settle disputes is litigation that pits one party against the other; the best way to begin an essay is to attack someone; and the best way to show you're really thinking is to criticize.”

“Free food!" mumbled Hamilton, his mouth full. "No wonder you're rich. You don't have to pay for anything." "Since when is it free?" Jonah demanded. "If I don't leave a big tip, it'll be all over Europe that the Wiz is a cheapskate! They'll seat me behind the sound-man from the penguin movie at the Oscars!”

Source : Gordon Korman, Scholastic Multi-Platform, (2011). “The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 1: The Medusa Plot”, p.99, Scholastic Inc.

“He said "Love...as I have loved you." We cannot love too much.”

“The thoughts that go through your mind when you find out you have so little time is everything that you need to say to everyone that you love.”

“Chance favors the prepared mind. The more you practice, the luckier you become.”

“This book is dedicated to the rule breakers, the troublemakers, and the revolutionaries. Sometimes the hand that feeds you needs a good bite.”

“May your eyes be always open May your hearts overflow That which enchants will also protect --- May this you always know.”

Source : Ted Andrews (2012). “Enchantment of the Faerie Realm: Communicate with Nature Spirits & Elementals”, p.205, Llewellyn Worldwide