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Mom discovered too late that sometimes a hardworking man is more successful than a brilliant one.Jules Barnard
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You fear you will fail at the very thing you were born for. And your fear torments you...instead of shunning your fear, you must let it speak and listen carefully to what it's trying to tell you. It will give you good counsel.Jennifer Donnelly
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Serafina, Ava, Ling, and Becca swam inside. Neela followed them, but at the very last second, shield. “I can’t, ” she said. “Once I go in, there’s no way out again. This is real. You’re real. All this time, a part of me was hoping you were only a dream.” The witch cocked her head. “Only a dream?” she said mockingly. “Long ago, a great mage dreamed of stealing the gods’ powers. Abbadon was born of that dream. Atlantis died because of it. Now, because of a new dreamer, all the waters of the world may fall. There is nothing more real than a dream.” She nodded at the waters behind Neela. Silt was rising in the distance, a great deal of it. “The merman Traho knows this. He’s coming. If you do not believe me, perhaps he can convince you.Jennifer Donnelly
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...maybe that's art. Seeing beauty others miss and capturing it.Jules Barnard
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What better time to try something new than when you have nothing to lose.Jules Barnard
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You're not a loser. You're almost as smart as me, which makes you one of the smartest people on the planet.Jules Barnard
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If one wishes to elicit a reaction from the elusive species known as 'reservus quietgirlius, ' one must poke.Jules Barnard
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Is he crazy? No one has ever told me my doodles are good, not that I flash them around or anything. Gen likes them, but she also thinks vampire romances are literature and sings along to 'Islands in the Stream.' Her tastes are dubious. She's not a reliable source.Jules Barnard