Lisa Papademetriou Quotes

#1. I graduated from my Master of Fine Arts program for writing for children and young adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Of course, for a master's program, you have to do a ton of reading. I would get up, usually around 5:30, to do my reading; otherwise, I would fall behind.

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#2. The blessing of a tragedy is that it puts your life into perspective.

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#3. My grandmother was German. She was an immigrant, and my great grandfather fought in World War I and was stationed in France.

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#4. I was a huge rereader, so I've read all the Chronicles of Narnia, at minimum, 13 times each. In reading that series, I realized that someone had written those books, and that was that person's job. And I thought, 'That is the job for me. That is the job I'm going to have when I grow up.'

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#5. What is she doing here? I wondered. Hasn't she had enough green-upping?

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#6. By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

Confucius

#7. Grrrrowpt." said dead Penelope. Dead Huthbert nodded, and hugged her.
She moved his dusty hand from her dusty ass." - BATS 2015

Fred Barnett

#8. I read a lot of fantasy as a kid. I read 'The Hobbit' and all of the 'Lord of the Rings' books, but I also read a lot of realism like 'The Outsiders.'

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#9. Very few editors worry about heresy - their goals are much too commercial, thank goodness.

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

#10. She swore vengeance on all men with dark hearts.

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#11. The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

Francis Bacon

#12. A book in hand is worth ten on the shelf

Anonymous

#13. It's always best to avoid strangling the person you're on a date with. No matter how crazy he makes you.

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