“Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process.”
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“He couldn't stop smelling the air in great, deep, loud sniffs. It was so delicious. It smelled of water, and mud, and maple trees, and autumn.”
― The Four-Story Mistake
― The Four-Story Mistake
“Suddenly Shirley understood why her father had brought her 10,000 miles to live among strangers. Here, she did not have to wait for gray hairs to be considered wise. Here, she could speak up, question even the conduct of the President. Here, Shirley Temple Wong was somebody. She felt as if she had the power of ten tigers, as if she had grown as tall as the Statue of Liberty.”
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“Talent is something rare and beautiful and precious,
and it must not be allowed to go to waste.”
― The Cricket in Times Square
and it must not be allowed to go to waste.”
― The Cricket in Times Square
“Thinking is painful business.”
― Love in a Fallen City
― Love in a Fallen City
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