Emily Rodda Quotes
In ancient days, Deltora was divided into seven tribes. The tribesfought on their borders but otherwise stayed in their own place. Each had a gem from deep within the Earth, a talisman with special powers.
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I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.
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I'm not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person.
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The new Disney cartoon 'Bambi' is interesting because it's the first one that's been entirely unpleasant.
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North Korea is probably the only country in the world deliberately kept out of the Internet.
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I just picked up a lot of classic-rock, melodic influence from my mom, music that she listened to, like 10,000 Maniacs, Led Zeppelin, REO Speedwagon and Yes.
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If a great outfit gets you one step closer to feeling good about yourself, then it's worth every penny.
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Mothers are not supposed to give guidance.
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The attempt to devote oneself to literature alone is a most deceptive thing, and often, paradoxically, it is literature that suffers for it.
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I managed to take a family trip to the Bahamas and it was quite lovely.
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I always had a curiosity about Texas. I had a curiosity about small-town life, although, granted, Odessa's not a tiny town.
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What fascinated me, it was not the glory, but the contact with the public.
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Vitia erunt donec homines
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Whoso taketh in hand to govern a multitude, either by way of liberty or principality, and cannot assure himself of those persons that are enemies to that enterprise, doth frame a state of short perseverance.
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And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is.
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Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all.
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While in the West, the insane are so many that they are put in an asylum, in China the insane are so unusual that we worship them, as anybody who has a knowledge of Chinese literature will testify.
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You gain a certain maturity from being a nurse in a cancer ward.
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A good designer has a lot in common with a good researcher. Both hunt for excellence and perfection. And you have to really focus on the details, and you don't really know what the final result will be before you have it.
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Yeah, I think there are many other important things in life, not just tennis.
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You have to hand it to America. It has exercised a quite clinical manipulation of power worldwide while masquerading as a force for universal good.
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In the electric age, when our central nervous system is technologically extended to involve us in the whole of mankind and to incorporate the whole of mankind in us, we necessarily participate, in depth, in the consequences of our every action. It is no longer possible to adopt the aloof and dissociated role of the literate Westerner. (p. 4)
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There is no fire like passion: there is no evil and hatred.
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The gospel is a message of peace. Christianity is a system which, received and obeyed, would spread peace, harmony, and happiness throughout the earth.
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In ancient days, Deltora was divided into seven tribes. The tribesfought on their borders but otherwise stayed in their own place. Each had a gem from deep within the Earth, a talisman with special powers.
