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Theresa Breslin QUOTES

Theresa Breslin QUOTES

1 " What makes a human being want to kill another who has done him no personal harm? Patriotism. "

― Theresa Breslin , Remembrance

2 " If you are not a Conchie, what are you man?' demanded the Major.
After some moments' thought, Francis said, 'I am a human being who does not believe in killing my fellow man for insufficient reason. "

― Theresa Breslin , Remembrance

3 " How had it come about that these particular designs were chosen as our letters? Who decreed what sound would accompany each shape? And how was it decided the manner they would come together to form a word?

'Why is this so?' I demanded to know. "

― Theresa Breslin , The Medici Seal

4 " Suffering is the common lot of man. "

― Theresa Breslin , Remembrance

5 " Lying eats into the soul. If it becomes a habit it frays the edge of your spirit. Truth telling, although sometimes harder to do, strengthens your heart. It serves a person ill not to tell the truth. "

― Theresa Breslin , The Medici Seal

6 " He could quite quickly become detached from the nuances of common human emotion. Particularly if he was engaged in some aspect of a scientific problem or research. His work excluded any consideration for the feelings of those around him. And he rarely excused himself or justified his behavior. It was as if he was compelled to focus all his energy on one subject and was unaware that others did not follow his obsession. "

― Theresa Breslin , The Medici Seal

7 " I must tell you this, Maggie. Your letters are my lifeline. Your threat to stop them terrified me. Never stop writing to me, I implore you. "

― Theresa Breslin , Remembrance

8 " There is much argument here about what is respectable and what is not, and what a good gel should or should not do regarding hemlines. I have to report that the general opinion of a soldier looking forward to leave after many months at the Front is that a hemline should go up as far as possible, and that the more unrespectable the girl the better. The proviso being, of course, that one's own wife/sweetheart should not occupy this category. "

― Theresa Breslin , Remembrance

9 " Sometimes people do what they think is for the best, and their intentions are misinterpreted. "

― Theresa Breslin , Prisoner of the Inquisition

10 " Being illegitimate is a technicality. It does not mean that there is anything wrong with you. Men use "bastard" as a curse. But to use the term thus is to show that they themselves are less than a proper human being. "

― Theresa Breslin , The Medici Seal

11 " The Maestro spoke again. "When we are not, at what point do we become?"

I could not reply. For I had grasped no shape of his thoughts. I understood neither what he said nor his intent behind it. "

― Theresa Breslin , The Medici Seal

12 " I peered at his writing, but I could make nothing of it.
Then I saw why, and my soul chilled like marble.
His writing was running left to right. Not the words in reverse order, but the letter themselves. All of it. It was mirror writing- to be read by the Devil. "

― Theresa Breslin , The Medici Seal

13 " I am not a doctor,' I replied, 'I only help those who come to me in desperation. When a man is brought to me naked I do not know his race or allegiance. I will treat the sick, and if you do not allow me to do so, then I will treat no one. "

― Theresa Breslin , The Medici Seal

14 " She looked... She looked young, and- and--" I glanced down at Rossana gazing up at me, lips parted, eyes shining, her hair loose around her shoulders, and the next words I spoke were intended with no artifice at all. "She is almost as beautiful as you."

There was laughter, and I looked up, confused.

"If you wish to pay court to my daughter, Matteo, you must first speak to me," Captain dell'Orte said in mock severity.

Rossana's face colored pink.

"Elizabetta is also very beautiful," I said quickly, thinking to cover any embarassment, but also because it was true.

The adults roared with laughter.

"Now Matteo seeks to woo both girls with one compliment. "

― Theresa Breslin , The Medici Seal

15 " They spoke politely and with deference to the adults, whereas it went against my nature not to speak plainly. To many people speaking plainly is the same as speaking rudely. Whereas to me, if one was direct, it saved time and misunderstanding. "

― Theresa Breslin , The Medici Seal

16 " Ho there, scribe. I see that you write well enough. Can you also read?'

'Obviously you cannot, boy,' he replied. 'For if you were able to read, you would see that my sign' -he pointed to a piece of paper pinned to the wall above his head - 'says: Reading and Writing - Careful and Discreet- the Sinistro Scribe. "

― Theresa Breslin , The Medici Seal

17 " This was not completely true. I had run so fast that I still had a stitch in my side, but I did not want to be left out of their confraternity of guilt. "

― Theresa Breslin , The Medici Seal

18 " The scribe was a strict teacher and he did not accept anything less than perfect...

Like a mother sensing the baby quickening within her, suddenly, to me, the letters were no longer hostile and unwieldly. I had command of them, with my head and with my hand...
The words struck, as clear and as pure as a bell peal on a winter morning. "

― Theresa Breslin , The Medici Seal

19 " Cuvintele sunt ca energia brută: încărcate cu putere, capabile să șocheze sau să aline, să rănească, să facă rău ori să consoleze. Efectul lor e mai lung decât al unei lovituri. În mâini nemiloase, sunt o armă periculoasă. "

― Theresa Breslin , Dream Master: Nightmare!