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Xun Zi

"Thus, that one can find no place to walk through the breadth of the earth is not because the earth is not tranquil but because the danger to every step of the traveler lies generally with words."

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"Thus, that one can find no place to walk through the breadth of the earth is not because the earth is not tranquil but because the danger to every step of the traveler lies generally with words."

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"And when demigods use cell phones, the signals agitate every monster within a hundred miles. It's like sending up a flare: Here I am! Please rearrange my face!"

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"There is no great sport in having bullets flying about one in every direction, but I find they have less horror when among them than when in anticipation."

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"It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck."

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"Percy looked at Coach Hedge and Frank. "A trap?"Probably, Frank said. "She's not mortal, Hedge said, sniffing the air. "Probably some kind of goat-eating, demigod-destroying fiend from Tartarus."No doubt, Percy agreed. "Awesome. Hedge grinned. "Let's go."

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Amber Hurdle

"What shall we do, what shall we do! Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves is like out of the frying pan and into the fire!"

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"The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition."

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"We took a right at the fork, heading farther north. The charred houses continued. To the right, a large sign nailed to an old telephone post shouted DANGER in huge red letters. Underneath in crisp black letters was written:IM-1: Infectious Magic AreaDo Not EnterAuthorized Personnel OnlyA second smaller sign under the first one, written on a piece of plastic with permanent marker, read:Keep out, stupid."We aren't going to keep out, are we? Ascanio asked."No."Awesome."

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Amber Hurdle

"Now we are in a situation in which for a significant part of the industrial world too much could become a danger, especially too much of the things which are really not good for us in such large quantities."

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"Every good thing in the world stands on the razor-edge of danger."

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