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    Jefferson Smith
    “Your king is SUPPOSED to explode? What kind of government system is that?”
    ― Jefferson Smith, Strange Places
    tags: fantasy, government, humor, humour, kings, monarchy, royalty, young-adult
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    Jefferson Smith
    “There is no such thing as helplessness. It's just another word for giving up.”
    ― Jefferson Smith, Strange Places
    tags: determination, fantasy, helplessness, hope, persistence, surrender, young-adult
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    Jefferson Smith
    “How do you explain plastic to a medieval forest bard?”
    ― Jefferson Smith, Strange Places
    tags: anachronism, fantasy, humor, humour, plastic, technology, young-adult
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    Jefferson Smith
    “Wisdom cannot be stolen - it can only be shared.”
    ― Jefferson Smith, Strange Places
    tags: fantasy, knowledge, theft, wisdom, young-adult
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  • #5
    Jefferson Smith
    “You can't believe everything people tell you - not even if those people are your own brain.”
    ― Jefferson Smith, Strange Places
    tags: authority, belief, credibility, fantasy, gullibility, humor, humour, reputation, trust, young-adult
    71 likes

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  • #6
    Jefferson Smith
    “It is a fool of a shepherd who culls his dogs.”
    ― Jefferson Smith, Strange Places
    tags: culling, dogs, fantasy, foolishness, humor, humour, nurturing, security, shepherds, strategy, wisdom, young-adult
    7 likes

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    Jefferson Smith
    “Trust not in Sprites nor the motivations of a Gnome.”
    ― Jefferson Smith, Strange Places
    tags: fantasy, gnomes, motivation, motives, sprites, trust, young-adult
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  • #8
    Jefferson Smith
    “She was every inch the skeletal goddess that had been promised by the bones of her feet.”
    ― Jefferson Smith, Strange Places
    tags: beauty, body-image, bones, dieting, fantasy, feet, humor, humour, portents, promises, skeletons, skinniness, young-adult
    25 likes

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  • #9
    Jefferson Smith
    “Respect is a really powerful magic too, you know.”
    ― Jefferson Smith, Strange Places
    tags: fantasy, magic, respect, self-esteem, young-adult
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  • #10
    Jefferson Smith
    “In the world of your story, your outline is like the Ten Commandments. Unfortunately, your characters are all Atheists.”
    ― Jefferson Smith
    tags: characters, humor, outlines, writing
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  • #11
    Jefferson Smith
    “Muscle-work can only make one weary—it takes brain-work to create true exhaustion.”
    ― Jefferson Smith, Strange Places
    tags: exercise, fatigue, tiredness, weariness
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