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Kruistocht van een koningin

by Simone van der Vlugt

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Oogstfeest (Beloftes van gisteren) (Dutch Edition)

by Nic Magis

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“Stories have a way of changing faces. They are unruly things, undisciplined, given to delinquency and the throwing of erasers. This is why we must close them up into thick, solid books, so they cannot get out and cause trouble.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

tags: childrens, wisdom

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“If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book

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“Sad words are just another beauty. A sad story means, this storyteller is alive.”
― Chris Cleave, Little Bee

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“You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

tags: satisfaction, self-determination

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“So when I say that I am a refugee, you must understand that there is no refuge.”
― Chris Cleave

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