There was nothing particularly special about her, except that she was good with numbers, and very good at lying, and she made her home in between the pages of books.

Maggie Stiefvater
There was nothing particularly special about her, except that she...
There was nothing particularly special about her, except that she...
There was nothing particularly special about her, except that she...
There was nothing particularly special about her, except that she...
About This Quote

It is a well known fact that there is nothing particularly special about a person. It takes a certain combination of skills, the ability to learn from mistakes, and an honest desire to improve oneself to be considered extraordinary. In this quote, the author portrays the idea of being good at something by making it something that is not exceptional or special at all.

Source: Linger

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