Jennifer Donnelly Quotes
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For the first time, I saw what was in his heart, and I wondered if he might ever want to look deep enough to see mine.
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Together in our house, in the firelight, we are the world made small.
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Bravery is feeling fear but doing the thing anyway.
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The feeling that you get.... when you know something is happening that will change you, and you don't want it to, but you can't stop it. And you know, for the first time, that there will now be a before and an after, a was and a will be. And that you will never again quite be the same person you were.
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I have done this—made the sad prince laugh. Made his grieving parents smile. None but me. Think you only kings have power? Stand on a stage and hold the hearts of men in your hands. Make them laugh with a gesture, cry with a word. Make them love you. And you will know what power is.
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A new word. Bright with possibilities. A flawless pearl to turn over and over in my hand, then put away for safekeeping.
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I will rain down silver and gold for you. I will shatter the black night, break it open, and pour out a million stars. Turn away from the darkness, the madness, the pain. Open your eyes and know that I am here. That I remember and hope. Open your eyes and look at the light.
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Little by little, the old world crumbled, and not once did the king imagine that some of the pieces might fall on him.