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“Because the child must have a valuable thing which is called imagination. The child must have a secret world in which live things that never were. It is necessary that she believe. She must start out believing in things not of this world. Then when the world becomes too ugly for living in, the child can reach back and live in her imagination.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“In the end, it wasn't death that surprised her but the stubbornness of life.”
― The Virgin Suicides
― The Virgin Suicides
“The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages.”
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“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
“Does it hurt?" The childish question had escaped Harry's lips before he could stop it.
"Dying? Not at all," said Sirius. "Quicker and easier than falling asleep.”
― Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
"Dying? Not at all," said Sirius. "Quicker and easier than falling asleep.”
― Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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