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1 " Never trust another person to do your thinking for you.” That sounded a little strange to Owen, but he accepted it. "
― Jeff Wheeler , The Queen's Poisoner (Kingfountain, #1)
2 " New ideas are delicate. They can be crushed easily. New ideas can be killed by a sneer or a yawn...or even a frown. "
3 " Most people suffer from a lack of imagination. They don't dare enough. But I do. "
4 " When enough people believe something of you, it can distort your view of yourself. We mimic the judgments of others. It would take a very strong person indeed to resist the effects of so much ill will. "
5 " When he read, it was as if he were transported to some dreamland where he could not hear whispers or shouting. "
6 " Too many people are frightened. They want youth to last. They complain bitterly if sickness comes. But the world is always in tumult, and fortunes rise and fall and fail. It is the ambitious who accomplish things. It takes courage to be ambitious, for never was anything great achieved without risk. "
7 " Courage isn’t the absence of fear, Owen. Courage is moving forward even when you’re afraid. "
8 " Power. There was power in being able to control how others reacted to you. "
9 " If wishes were horses, beggars would ride, "
10 " discernment. "
11 " Never trust another person to do your thinking for you. "
12 " The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed, they are praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes. "
13 " Argentine was a hard king to serve. He had a barbed whip for a tongue and it drew blood whenever he spoke. "
14 " The reason most people don’t arrive at a destination is they never embark. They think of all the reasons why they can’t do it, so they don’t even try.” “I "
15 " But remember the nature of secrets, Owen. If you share yours, it will stop wriggling inside your chest. And it will start wriggling inside hers. Secrets always want to come out. "
16 " That is why I refuse to shutter the windows. We need more light. Even a flower withers without sunshine. "
17 " Studying the past sometimes helps us make the future. "
18 " It’s been my experience, Owen, that when everyone agrees on some point of fact, it tends to be the biggest deception of all. "
19 " The reason most people don’t arrive at a destination is they never embark. "
20 " You see, it is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. "
