“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
― Little Women
― Little Women
“At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done. Then they begin to hope it can be done. Then they see it can be done. Then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago.”
― The Secret Garden
― The Secret Garden
“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“Few things leave a deeper mark on the reader, than the first book that finds its way to his heart.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Power should be a burden, not a shield. It should be used to everybody’s betterment, not merely for the person who wielded it.”
― The Devil and the Dark Water
― The Devil and the Dark Water
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