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I don't think there is such a thing as a bad book for children . . . do not discourage children from reading because you feel they are reading the wro...more

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His name is Marcus: he is four and a half and possesses that deep gravity and seriousness that only small children and mountain gorillas have ever bee...more

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That's the trouble with you young people. You think because you ain't been here long, you know everything. In my life I already forgot more than you e...more

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Frogs, ducks, rhinos, octopuses – whatever you desire. The world will be built new for you every morning. If you stay here, you can have whatever you ...more

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That's oak leaf, for bravery. I've got Veronica and Honeysuckle, for fidelity and affection. And that's Peony, for shame. She lives under this rock.""...more

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Loyalty was a great thing, but no lieutenants should be forced to choose between their leader and a circus with elephants.

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Stories you read when you're the right age never quite leave you. You may forget who wrote them or what the story was called. Sometimes you'll forget ...more

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It is good for children to find themselves facing the elements of a fairy tale - they are well-equipped to deal with these

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Yes, you're right. It's part of growing up, I suppose. You always have to leave something behind you.

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Yes, you're right. It's part of growing up, I suppose. You always have to leave something behind you.ü

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And, too ignorant to be scared, too young to be awed, Tristan Thorn traveled beyond the fields we know...

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It must be a real betrayal, when your body turns against you. I wonder if she likes flowers. All the bits of you that can go wrong...I don't like flow...more

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I thought about adults. I wondered if that was true: if they were all really children wrapped in adult bodies, like children’s books hidden in the mid...more

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I finally made friends with my father when I entered my twenties. We had so little in common when I was a boy, and I am certain I had been a disappoin...more

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I thought about adults. I wondered if that was true: if they were all really children wrapped in adult bodies...