“Well, now that we have seen each other," said the unicorn, "if you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you.”
― Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
― Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
“She who saves a single soul, saves the universe.”
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“The expression 'quiet as mice' is a puzzling one, because mice can often be very noisy, so people who are being quite as mice may in fact be squeaking and scrambling around. The expression 'quiet as mimes' is more appropriate, because mimes are people who perform theatrical routines without making a sound. Mimes are annoying and embarrassing, but they are much quieter than mice, so 'quiet as mimes' is a more proper way to describe how Violet and Sunny got up from their bunk, tiptoed across the dormitory, and walked out into the night.”
― The Miserable Mill
― The Miserable Mill
“Sometime during your life—in fact, very soon—you may find yourself reading a book, and you may notice that a book’s first sentence can often tell you what sort of story your book contains.”
― The Miserable Mill
― The Miserable Mill
“Appearance matters a great deal because you can often tell a lot about people by looking at how they present themselves.”
― The Miserable Mill
― The Miserable Mill
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