“Both Rowling and Meyer, they’re speaking directly to young people. … The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good.”
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“The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories, that it has come to be disbelieved in. Few people dare now to say that two beings have fallen in love because they have looked at each other. Yet it is in this way that love begins, and in this way only.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“How do you just stop being terrified of getting left behind and ending up by yourself forever and not meaning anything to the world?”
― An Abundance of Katherines
― An Abundance of Katherines
“That's always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they're pretty. It's like picking your breakfeast cereals based on color instead of taste.”
― Paper Towns
― Paper Towns
“Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
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