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“It is far cheaper to build schoolhouses than prisons, and it is much better to have scholars than convicts.”
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“I went to collect the few personal belongings which...I held to be invaluable: my cat, my resolve to travel, and my solitude.”
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“Magic is always impossible. It begins with the impossible and ends with the impossible and is impossible in between. That's why it is magic.”
― The Magician's Elephant:
― The Magician's Elephant:

“That's what literature is. It's the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them!”
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― Passage

“My last thought before falling asleep was that we are all a lot more capable of conquering obstacles and fears than we think.”
― The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey
― The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey

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