36 Quotes by Amanda Craig
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It’s not by accident that people talk of a state of confusion as not being able to see the wood for the trees, or of being out of the woods when some crisis is surmopunted. It is a place of loss, confusion, terror and anger, a place where you can, like Dante, find yourself going down into Hell. But if it’s any comfort, the dark wood isn’t just that. It’s also a place of opportunity and adventure. It is the place in which fortunes can be reversed, hearts mended, hopes reborn.
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Mostly, what people mean by love is laziness.
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It’s the remarkable thing about academics: they look at Shakespeare and always see their own faces in him.
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The idea that any of their offspring could possibly be accused of involvement in criminal activities caused deep offence, even to parents who believed that property was theft.
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Familiarity breeds sentiment before contempt.
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As ever, Morpurgo’s warmth and humanity suffuse a story of courage, love and hope.
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People who love reading are often called bookworms – but that’s the wrong way around. It’s not you that worms into a book; it’s books that worm into you.” – Amanda Craig.
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Not every child takes instantly to books like a duck to water, but I don’t believe there are children who hate books. There are just children who haven’t yet found the right books for them.
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Some people, perhaps those with more dignity and less rage gnawing at the roots of their being, are nicer as failures, For me, it was like descending a deep pit that had no bottom.
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