Think of a book special to you, and how much bleaker and poorer your life would be if that one writer had not existed - if that one writer had not, a hundred times or a thousand, made the choice to write. You're going to be that one writer one day for somebody you may never meet. Nobody can write that book you're going to write - that book that will light up and change up a life - but you.
Sarah Rees BrennanJared had his back to the wall, which Kami thought was a reflex when he was uncomfortable. She wanted to shield him. โHe was doing someโZen jogging,โ she claimed. Jared flicked her an incredulous glance. โYes,โ he said slowly. โZen jogging. I wasnโt wearing that many clothes becauseโthatโs part of the process. Youโre meant to commune with the elements. Normally, I wouldnโt have worn my jeans, but I put them on because I know the English are a modest people.
Sarah Rees BrennanAlan: "I had terrible stage fright." Sin: "I'm not familiar with the concept of 'stage fright.'" A: "It's pretty awful. You end up having to picture the entire audience in their underwear. Phyllis was in that audience, you know." S: "Why, Alan, I had no idea your tastes ran that way." A: "Phyllis is a very nice lady. And I do not consider her so much aged as matured, like a fine wine. But I still think you owe me an archery lesson.
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