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1 " Books can also provoke emotions. And emotions sometimes are even more troublesome than ideas. Emotions have led people to do all sorts of things they later regret-like, oh, throwing a book at someone else. "
― Pseudonymous Bosch , The Name of This Book Is Secret (Secret, #1)
2 " Only bad books have good endings.If a book is any good, it's ending is always bad - because you don't want the book to end. "
3 " Generally speaking, books don't cause much harm. Except when you read them, that is. Then they cause all kinds of problems. "
4 " It was like walking into a treasure trove of books, hoarded by pirate librarians. "
5 " ...books were better than travel. "
6 " The name of this book is mysterious. "
― Pseudonymous Bosch
7 " Please be SILENT and LISTEN.I am the SCHOOLMASTERand you are in the CLASSROOM.Just like ELEVEN PLUS TWO equalsTWELVE PLUS ONE,And even a FUNERAL can be REAL FUN,You will find my DICTIONARYis quite INDICATORY.If you want to read my story, just look...THEN UNREAD. "
8 " But there were other, vaguer, harder-to-pin-down feelings, like: a pit in the stomach that means something is either really good or really bad or both. A feeling of being old and young at once. A sense of beginnings and endings happening at the same time. A certainty that your life is changing, but an uncertainty about how it's changing and whether you want it to. "
9 " Some secrets are meant to be known- but once known you can never forget them. "
10 " But remember what I said about forgetting what I said? "
11 " Only bad books have good endings.if a book is any good, its ending is always bad_because byou don't want the book to end. "
12 " Why did so many grown-ups want to be young, she wondered, when it took so long to grow old? It was like going on a million-mile road trip then wanting to turn around without getting out of the car. "
13 " Before we do, I suggest you take a break. If you need to go to the bathroom, this is a good time. If you're sleepy, go to bed and save the next chapter for tomorrow. For the magician's story, you must have all your wits about you. No wandering minds allowed. "
14 " *Appendix usually means "small outgrowth from large intestine," but in this case it means "additional information accompanying main text." Or are those really the same things? Think carefully before you insult this book. "
15 " You must have your wits about you. No wandering minds allowed. "
16 " Sometimes trying to get to the Other Side would get you nowhere; sometimes you had to bet on the sid you were already on. "
― Pseudonymous Bosch , Bad News (Bad, #3)
17 " Despite my vanity, I fear for my sanity. "
― Pseudonymous Bosch , This Isn't What It Looks Like (Secret, #4)
18 " I detest mediocrity. "
19 " If I do find out the Secret,I won't be able to tell it to you-you know that right?And that doesn't mean I don't trust you.It's just because I can't.Sometimes even best friends have to keep secrets from each other."-Cass "
― Pseudonymous Bosch , This Book Is Not Good for You (Secret, #3)
20 " USE COMMON SENSE. If somebody offers you a thousand dollars for this book, chances are their motives are not pure. Then again, a thousand dollars is a lot of money. Take the money and run. "
