Matthew J. Kirby Quotes

• In life, the hardest decisions often have to be made more than once. But each time, it gets easier.

  Matthew J. Kirby

  Decision, Easier, Made

  Matthew J. Kirby (2011). “Icefall”, p.175, Scholastic Inc.

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• Los odio", gritó. No, no lo es', dijo Frederick con dulzura. No puedo hacerlo todo'. No. No puedes'. Después de un largo momento, dijo: "Pero puedes hacer lo que puedas". ¿Y si no es suficiente? Frederick la sujetó por los hombros y dio un paso atrás. La miró a los ojos. ¿Suficiente para qué?' 'Para mi familia'. ¿Qué más pueden pedir que lo que les has dado?

  Matthew J. Kirby

  Hate, Eye, Long

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• Sometimes, when we want something so badly, we fear failure more than we fear being without that thing.

  Matthew J. Kirby

  Inspirational, Fear, Want Something

  Matthew J. Kirby (2011). “Icefall”, p.267, Scholastic Inc.

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• Nunca puedes confiar en nadie una vez que has tenido que atraparlo en una jaula.

  Matthew J. Kirby

  Cages, Never Trust, Traps

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• Never trust a storyteller," he says. "We're all of us liars.

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  Liars, Never Trust, Storyteller

  Matthew J. Kirby (2011). “Icefall”, p.161, Scholastic Inc.

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• When you are in pain, a moment is an eternity.

  Matthew J. Kirby

  Pain, Moments, Eternity

  Matthew J. Kirby (2011). “Icefall”, p.169, Scholastic Inc.

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• One cannot apologize for one's nature.

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  Pedir disculpas

  Matthew J. Kirby (2011). “Icefall”, p.113, Scholastic Inc.

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• Clockwork could not run counter to its nature. The seconds, minutes, and hours moved only forward. Patient, precise, and unstoppable. Memory was an indulgence, an illusion that broke like a wave upon the juggernaut of time. The past remained the past.

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  Running, Memories, Past

  Matthew J. Kirby (2012). “The Clockwork Three”, p.155, Scholastic Inc.

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• You are stronger than me," Asa says. "And in bravery and strength, there is a kind of beauty.

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  Bravery, Stronger, Asa

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• In the early morning hours, Hannah read at the table by the dim light of dawn. She leaned in close to the pages, chin resting on her folded arms, eyes racing over the words, like chasing butterflies over the hills, to catch as many as she could before going to work. She wondered at how such tales of magic could be contained by mere paper and ink for her to read again and again.

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  Morning, Butterfly, Eye

  Matthew J. Kirby (2012). “The Clockwork Three”, p.29, Scholastic Inc.

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• He waved to the city and said good-bye. The city responded by carrying on the way it always did, traffic moving forward uninterrupted, without slowing, as if it were trying to demonstrate its permanence and show him it would still be there if he ever wanted to return. That promise was the best and only thing he could ask of it.

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  Moving, Cities, Bye

  Matthew J. Kirby (2012). “The Clockwork Three”, p.372, Scholastic Inc.

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• Maybe if people can't have an end to their suffering, the next thing they seek for is to know why they suffer. Suffering is a part of life in this world, part of a cycle....Stories give you a way to see things. A way to understand the events of your life. Even if you don't realize it while you're hearing the tale.

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  People, Giving, Suffering

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