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"She knew the true shape of the world. All else was shadow and the sound of distant drums."
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"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are."
"What you need and what you want aren't the same things."
"It is not the fault of the stars that they shine brightly, but the fault of our eyes that they cannot handle light."
"There's none so blind as they that won't see."
"Look around and you will see what others are not seeing."
"It is the obvious which is so difficult to see most of the time. People say 'It's as plain as the nose on your face.' But how much of the nose on your face can you see, unless someone holds a mirror up to you?"
"Your Misunderstanding creates your Understanding!"
"Was it an accident... or is it just that the world unwraps itself to you again and again as soon as you are ready to see it anew?"
"When sheep grow blind, it is only wolves that rejoice."
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"As I fingered my way through the songs, I felt my worries slough away. My music has always been the best remedy for my dark moods. As I sang, even my bruises seemed to pain me less."
"Do you know why they call this place the Rookery?" Elodin asked. I shook my head."Because it's where you go if you're a-ravin'." He smiled a wild smile. He laughed a terrible laugh."
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"Using words to talk of words is like using a pencil to draw a picture of itself, on itself. Impossible. Confusing. Frustrating ... but there are other ways to understanding."
"I want a magical horse that fits in my pocket," Wil said. "And a ring of red amber that gives me power over demons. And an endless supply of cake."
"The wild women in his lap,' my father enthused, 'laying their breasts on his head.'There was a moment of stunned silence. Then my mother spoke slowly, with an edge to her voice. 'I think you mean "wild beasts laying their heads in his lap".''Do I?"
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