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1 " I figured that when there's no way of knowing what the future holds it's just as easy to believe it'll be good as to believe it'll be bad. "
― , Twice Upon a Marigold (Upon a Marigold, #2)
2 " Just bring your wits. Sometimes that's the most effective weapon any of us has. "
― , Thrice Upon a Marigold (Upon a Marigold, #3)
3 " Secrets have a way of making themselves felt, even before you know there's a secret. "
― , Once Upon a Marigold (Upon a Marigold, #1)
4 " I'm starting to believe that happily ever after includes people doing things that upset each other. We all get cranky, or impatient, or worried, or careless enough to do or say things that hurt someone else. Like it or not, that's normal. We can't blame it all on Olympia's bad energy. The important part is that we feel sorry about what we've done and make up for it. That's something Olympia never did. "
5 " As wonderful as dogs can be, they are famous for missing the point. "
6 " Congratulations. You have met your conscience. In my experience, the world is divided between those who have one and those who don't. And the ones with one are divided into those who will act on their conscience and those who won't. Those who will are, I'm afraid, the smallest category. They will *jeito*. It's Brazilian Portuguese. It means to find a way to get something done, no matter what the obstacles. "
7 " And Phoebe and Sebastian went their separate ways, to the blacksmith shop and the library, after several backward glances that weren't coordinated enough to allow either to know that the other one was looking. "
8 " She said, "As long as we're with each other--""We know we're in exactly the right place," he finished. "
9 " I know it's important to do more than just complain when there's something you don't like. You need to try to do something about it, or you're nothing but a whiner. "
10 " It was good, too, to remember how hard a lot of people had to work to keep a kingdom running well, and that it was simply good manners to let them know, from time to time, how valued they were. "
11 " And they lived happily (aside from a few normal disagreements, misunderstandings, pouts, silent treatments, and unexpected calamities) ever after. "
12 " Carpe Diam forever after. "
13 " Knock, Knock.""Who's there?""Olive.""Olive who?""Olive...ooh. I love you, too," he said, figuring it out. "You can tell me that one anytime you like." He folded her into his arms. "
14 " Phoebe was thinking, Insubordinate. What a lovely word. And when was the last time she'd heard a nice-looking young man use it? Why-never, that's when. What a treat. And to have a ruler who could say conscientious and citizenry in the same sentence. Lovely. "
15 " Some just wanted to be on the side of the good cookies. "
16 " It's always hard to follow in the footsteps of a legend, especially when you don't even want to. "
17 " That cup of tea is definately not down your alley "
18 " Nobody ever gets enough appreciation when they're behaving themselves, but there's no end to hearing about it when they're not. "
19 " Rats. Rats, mice, and rodents. "
20 " As it so often does, an impulsive, daring suddenly - and too late - seemed seriously flawed in its conception and its inability to be retracted. "