“That was all he said, except for "Aaaeerrgghhh." Which is not really a word. But the reason that he screamed "Aaaeerrgghhh" was that Franco had bitten him savegly on the wrist.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Wish List
“Satan was crouched in the corner of his office, playing a gameboy, 'Die alien scum' he was saying feverishly..”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Wish List
“Meg and Belch only had eyes for each other. Not in the usual romantic sense.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Wish List
“Luckily, he had the memory span of a particularly dim goldfish, so with any luck he’d have forgotten all about the comment by the time they’d completed their mission.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Wish List
“Saints are not allowed to lie, not even to demons.”
― Eoin Colfer, quote from The Wish List
“But if you’re going to make a judgment about me, then you need to know who I really am, not just the part I decide to tell you. I’d rather be honest about all of it and let you make the call as to whether you want to keep talking to me or not.” “Have”
― Nicholas Sparks, quote from See Me
“След няколко кратки ноти, акцентирани в стакато, следва акорд, гласът на мама се промъква сред нотите му, превзема една от тях и отскача до небето: започва се. В накъсан ритъм тя слиза от високите ноти, изпети с разчувстваща нежност, до дълбоките и тъмни води на ниските тонове, които изпява като стенание, сякаш животът я напуска, капка по капка. Понякога прави един шум с устните си, сякаш се отваря капачка, на други места се удря по гърдите с длан, за да подчертае музиката, която се лее от гърлото ѝ. Сякаш гласът ѝ разказва някаква история – не само историята на живота ѝ, но и тази на цялото човечество – войните и глада, битките и изпитанията, победите и пораженията. А понякога гласът ѝ бушува в заплашителни вълни, като океана по време на буря, друг път е като водопад, който се спуска по скалата, подскача по камъните и се втурва разпенен надолу към пищната тъмна долина. Гласът ѝ рисува около главата ми златни кръгове като Сатурнови пръстени, люлее се лудешки отгоре надолу, сякаш танцува френски канкан, жалее и потръпва, увива се около някое е ниско фа като бръшлян около ствол на дърво, след като се гмурва в кристалносините води на акорда в сол мажор, който Питър повтаря неколкократно с лявата си ръка… Във възторг съм. Мама е права: никой никога не е използвал гласа си така.”
― Nancy Huston, quote from Fault Lines
“This is how it is now. This is my life.”
― Laura Moriarty, quote from The Center of Everything
“A dehoy who was terribly hobble,
Cast only stones that were cobble
And bats that were ding,
From a shot that was sling,
But never hit inks that were bobble.”
― James Thurber, quote from The 13 Clocks
“The superstitious, who know how to reprove vices rather than how to teach virtues, and who strive, not to lead people by reason, but to restrain them by fear in such a way that they flee what is bad rather than love the virtues, simply intend all other people to be as miserable as they are, and so it is not surprising that they are for the most part irksome and hateful to human beings.”
― Baruch Spinoza, quote from Ethics
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