14 Quotes & Sayings By Nancy Farmer

Nancy Farmer was born in 1942 in Hickham, Hawaii, where she lived for most of her youth. She received a B.A. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and she is also an accomplished hula dancer. Her first novel, Daughters of the Wind, received the PEN/Winship Award for First Fiction Read more

Other novels include The House on Garapan Road, The Island of Women, and The Crystal Cave.

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I am she who lifts the mountains When she goes to hunt, Who wears mamba for a headband And a lion for a belt. Beware! I swallow elephants whole And pick my teeth with rhinoceros horns, I drink up rivers to get at the hippos. Let them hear my words! Nhamo is coming And her hunger is great. I am she who tosses trees Instead of spears. The ostrich is my pillow And the elephant is my footstool! I am NhamoWho makes the river my highway And sends crocodiles scurrying into the reeds! . Nancy Farmer
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I love you, " Matt said. I love you, too, " Maria replied. "I know that's a sin, and I'll probably go to hell for it." If I have a soul, I'll go with you, " promised Matt. Nancy Farmer
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Look around you... Feel the wind, smell the air. Listen to the birds and watch the sky. Tell me what's happening in the wide world. Nancy Farmer
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Quests always have their ups and downs, ' rumbled the giant. 'The point is never to give up, even if you're falling off a cliff. You never know what might happen on the way to the bottom. Nancy Farmer
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Before the next minute had passed, they had all fallen to the ground. Just like that. As though someone had reached inside and turned off a switch." What happened?" Matt asked, gasping. I went from one person to the next, trying to wake them up, but they were all dead, wrote Daft Donald. Nancy Farmer
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No kindness is ever wasted, nor can we ever tell how much good may come of it. Nancy Farmer
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After all, what is suffering but an awareness of suffering? Nancy Farmer
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Heroes, well, they don't live so long. But they're muy suave, and we all admire them. Nancy Farmer
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She would drink until the trembling stopped. Then she would wilt over the piano like one of Celia's spinaches when Tam Lin forgot to water the garden. Nancy Farmer
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Tom is a filthy little pustule. If you quote me, I'll deny it! Nancy Farmer
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No one can tell the difference between a clone and a human. That's because there isn't any difference. The idea of clones being inferior is a filthy lie. Nancy Farmer
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Oh, yes he does. He's a scientist, and they know everything. Religion is crap, " declared Listen."You're the most obnoxious little brat I've ever met."" Both of you be quiet, Nancy Farmer
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I always say the truth is best even when we find it unpleasant. Any rat in a sewer can lie. It's how rats are. It's what makes them rats. But a human doesn't run and hide in dark places, because he's something more. Lying is the most personal act of cowardice there is. Nancy Farmer