“The only way to learn is to live.”
― The Midnight Library
― The Midnight Library
“I'm not depressed!'
she looked him up and down. 'You aren't? Why on earth not?”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
she looked him up and down. 'You aren't? Why on earth not?”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“You should know there’s a chance that you’ll find Chauncey under your bed at one point or another.”
That startled Linus. “What? Why?”
“Because for the longest time, before he came here, he was called a monster, even by people who should have known better. He was told the stories of monsters hiding under beds whose calling in life was to frighten others. He thought that was who he was supposed to be. That it was his job to scare people, because it’d been ingrained in his … head that was all he was capable of. It wasn’t until he came here that he realized he could be something more.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
That startled Linus. “What? Why?”
“Because for the longest time, before he came here, he was called a monster, even by people who should have known better. He was told the stories of monsters hiding under beds whose calling in life was to frighten others. He thought that was who he was supposed to be. That it was his job to scare people, because it’d been ingrained in his … head that was all he was capable of. It wasn’t until he came here that he realized he could be something more.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“One of the twins gave a very aggressive kick. My stomach lurched. “Ow,” I said, touching the spot of impact.
“Do you think that was a vote for or against?” Nick asked. He leaned toward it. “Hello? BBC Two and ITV, do either of you have a thought?”
― The Heir Affair
“Do you think that was a vote for or against?” Nick asked. He leaned toward it. “Hello? BBC Two and ITV, do either of you have a thought?”
― The Heir Affair
“These children are faced with nothing but preconceived notions about who they are. And they grow up to be adults who know only the same. You said it yourself: Lucy wasn’t who you expected him to be, which means you already had decided in your head what he was. How can we fight prejudice if we do nothing to change it? If we allow it to fester, what’s the point?”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
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