“In my experience, boys are predictable. As soon as they think of something, they do it. Girls are smarter—they plan ahead. They think about not getting caught.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Half-Moon Investigations
“Doobie always wanted to see the badge. It was shiny, and he was eight.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Half-Moon Investigations
“Her glare was so intense that you completely forgot she was wearing pink.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Half-Moon Investigations
“When you've come face-to-face with the dark side of the school yard, life doesn't hold many surprises.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Half-Moon Investigations
“Red was smiling back at me. “Ok. I'm not in trouble. But tell me your heart didn't start beating for the first time in a month.”
I couldn't deny it. So I didn't.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Half-Moon Investigations
“Excuse me, Tex," the nurse said, hands on hips. 'Would you mind reining in the voice. There are babies being born in this hospital. We wouldn't want the first sound they hear to be your painful howling. There could be lawsuits.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Half-Moon Investigations
“You still awake?' asked the anesthetist.
'Nope,' I replied.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from Half-Moon Investigations
Eoin Colfer
Born place: in Wexford, Ireland
Born date May 14, 1965
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“Böyle olağanüstü, dahice bir oyunun ister istemez göreceli ustalar yaratacağı gerçeğini uzun zaman önce anlamıştım; ama dünyayı yalnızca siyah ile beyaz arasındaki dar yola indirgeyen, otuz iki taşı bir oraya bir buraya, bir ileri bir geri oynatarak hayatının zaferini kazanmaya çalışan kıvrak zekalı bir insanın yaşamını kafada canlandırmak ne kadar güç, ne kadar olanaksızdı; bu insanın yeni bir oyuna başlarken piyon yerine atı yeğlemesi olay yaratır ve bir satranç kitabının ufacık bir köşesinde adının geçmesiyle ölümsüzlüğe ulaşmasını sağlar; bu insan, bu akıl insanı, aklını kaçırmadan on, yirmi, otuz, kırk yıl boyunca bütün düşünme gücünü tekrar tekrar aynı gülünç amaca yöneltir: bir tahtanın üzerinde tahta bir şahı köşeye sıkıştırmak!
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― Stefan Zweig, quote from Chess Story
“Whatever you've heard about Caraval, it doesn't compare to the reality. It's more than just a game or performance. It's the closest you'll ever find yourself magic in this world.”
― Stephanie Garber, quote from Caraval
“love, as their parents knew, was not enough. Hunger and poverty could never be reduced by love alone.”
― Paul Scott, quote from The Jewel in the Crown
“It is evil to keep these people in bondage, yet they cannot be freed. They must be educated! To free these people without education and with the prejudice that presently exists against them would be a ghastly crime.”
― William Styron, quote from The Confessions of Nat Turner
“But in some ways, the most significant choices one makes in life are done for reasons that are not all that dramatic, not earth-shaking at all; often enough, the choices we make are, for better or for worse, made by default.”
― Marya Hornbacher, quote from Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia
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