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"Teen problem novels? I can go through them like a box of chocolates. And there are fantasy books out now that need a lot more editing. Fantasy got to be so popular that people began to think 'We don't need to be as diligent with the razor blade,' but they do."
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"The best of fiction, as we know, of course, doesn't tell the truth; it tales the truth."
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"Stories are like children. They grow in their own way."
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"In great literature, I become a thousand different men but still remain myself."
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"It is my opinion that a story worth reading only in childhood is not worth reading even then."
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"It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel."
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"The literary man re-reads, other men simply read."
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"And she never could remember and ever since that day what Lucy means by a good story is a story which reminds her of the forgotten story in the Magician's Book."
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"One of the most dangerous of literary ventures is the little, shy, unimportant heroine whom none of the other characters value. The danger is that your readers may agree with the other characters."
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"Like someone excitedly relating a story, only to find the words petering out, the path gets narrower the further I go, the undergrowth taking over."
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"I didn't read so much Japanese literature. Because my father was a teacher of Japanese literature, I just wanted to do something else."
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"I'm not so fond of people myself, Evvy, but I took my vows for a reason. There are two classes of people in the world, the destroyers and the builders. I want to build, not destroy. You need to ask yourself who you're going to be."
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"Fear is a good thing. It mean you're paying attention."
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"Someday I must read this scholar Everyone. He seems to have written so much--all of it wrong."
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"Don't we teach our women to view all men according to the actions of a few?"
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"Alanna didn't approve of lying, but in a pinch a lie was sometimes better than the truth."
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"What trouble have you brought to my doorstep, Beka?" she asked."I don't see where blaming me for things that began months ago will be useful," I replied."
Responsibility


"Would I serve you or (Prince) Jon stolen goods? he asked. "No, don't answer me."
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"Mistresses, have you ever noticed that when we disagree with a male- I hesitate to say 'man'- or find ourselves in a position over males, the first comment they make is always about our reputations or our monthlies?"
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"I wish you would thrash him. He deserves it."She looked back at him. "I will one day, sir. I'm getting tired of falling down."
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"She's all over us like maggots on garbage, just because I interfered with one pickpocket yesterday."
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