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It's almost as if being able to do magic and living in a magical world have stunted divergent thinking.
“A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.”
― The Problem of Pain
― The Problem of Pain
“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
― Autumn Leaves
― Autumn Leaves
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
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Melissa’s 2025 Year in Books
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