Esther M. Friesner Quotes

#1. If we don't see to it that our children turn out better than we did, what will become of the world?

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#2. If one cannot learn from the mistakes of others, one might as well become a Democrat.

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#3. What brothers say to tease their sisters has nothing to do with what they really think of them.

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#4. What kind of god or goddess places a limit on love?

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#5. Some men were nothing but overgrown boys who never got over the "fun" of teasing girls, just to get noticed

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#6. If every hero stopped to think about all the what-ifs in his path, none of us would ever take one step beyond our own doorways.

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#7. They memorize everything and learn... nothing.

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#8. Aphrodite had the beauty; Zeus had the thunderbolts. Everyone loved Aphrodite, but everyone listened to Zeus.

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#9. People give up the earth for beauty.

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#10. If I don't ask for your opinion, I don't want it.

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#11. I don't hold memories in my hand, but I'll never let them go.

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#12. A young man's passion, a jaded siren's last chance for love, a world gone mad, cheap thrills, fast cars, expensive wines, the triumph of victory, the overthrow of ontologically incipient hegemony, and gum! I have no idea if this book has any of them! But I liked the part about the bunny.

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#13. White as ash, her face, but ashes hold the phantoms of fires.

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#14. The truth holds the greatest magic, the greatest beauty, and sometimes the greatest danger ...

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#15. The world is full of marvels, if you're willing to travel far enough to see them.

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#16. To stop crying, my Raisa... laugh.

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#17. Captures the reader with true magic.

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#18. History is gossip that's been legitimized, and that's really the case when you get into some of the Roman historians. Wow! They'd be right at home on reality tv.

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#19. It's not enough to be born free; I have to live my freedom!

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#20. Being brave doesn't mean always having to fight alone.

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#21. I feel sorry for Sparta when you're queen. What are you going to do? Tell your husband and the rest of the court that they can wrap your beauty around them to keep warm and well all winter?

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