“There is a need to find and sing our own song, to stretch our limbs and shake them in a dance so wild that nothing can roost there, that stirs the yearning for solitary voyage.”
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“Love, as we have already discussed, is a powerful, wonderful, ridiculous thing, capable of moving mountains. And spools of thread.”
― The Tale of Despereaux
― The Tale of Despereaux
“The world is dark, and light is precious.
Come closer, dear reader.
You must trust me.
I am telling you a story.”
― The Tale of Despereaux
Come closer, dear reader.
You must trust me.
I am telling you a story.”
― The Tale of Despereaux
“I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.”
― Wonder
― Wonder
“But I can hardly sit still. I keep fidgeting, crossing one leg and then the other. I feel like I could throw off sparks, or break a window--maybe rearrange all the furniture.”
― Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
― Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
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