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It means that we should celebrate today's failure because it is a clear sign that our voyage of discovery is not yet over.

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It was too bad, but sometimes a little knowledge could ruin your whole day, or at least take off some of the shine.

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Ahhh. Bed, book, kitten, sandwich. All one needed in life, really.

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But my mother's life was a never-ending round of maintenance. Not one single thing did she ever achieve but that it had to be done all over again, one day or one week or one season later. Oh, the monotony.

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We had been so close to missing each other, he and I. He had turned out to be the greatest gift of all.

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One day I would have all the books in the world, shelves and shelves of them. I would live my life in a tower of books. I would read all day long and eat peaches. And if any young knights in armor dared to come calling on their white chargers and plead with me to let down my hair, I would pelt them with peach pits until they went home.

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It's amazing what you can see when you just sit quietly and look.

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By 1899, we had learned to tame the darkness but not the Texas heat.

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For all Men would be Cowards if they durst: And Honesty's against all common Sense.
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Jacqueline Kelly

Jacqueline Kelly

Bio: Jacqueline Kelly is a New Zealand-born American writer of children's books.
Known for:
  1. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
  2. Return to the Willows
  3. The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate
  4. Skunked!: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet
  5. Counting Sheep: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet

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