If you try to make your circle closed and exclusively yours, it never grows very much. Only a … - Zilpha Keatley Snyder

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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

Zilpha Keatley Snyder

If you try to make your circle closed and exclusively yours, it never grows very much. Only a circle that has lots of room for anybody who needs it has enough spare space to hold any real magic.

Circles, Closed, Enough, Exclusively, Real, Space

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It's such a wonderful feeling to watch a child discover that reading is a marvelous adventure rather than a chore. I know that many writers for children say they do not write specifically with a child audience in mind. . . This isn't true for me. I am very aware of my audience. Sometimes I can almost see them out there reacting as I write. Sometimes I think, 'Oh, you're going to like this part.

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There was that special smell made up of paper, ink, and dust; the busy hush; the endless luxury of thousands of unread books. Best of all was the eager itch of anticipation as you went out the door with your arms loaded down with books.

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Imagination is a great thing in long dull hours, but it's a real curse in a dark alley.

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