Middle school's amazing. It is extraordinary. An extraordinary ti... by Michael Scott

Middle school's amazing. It is extraordinary. An extraordinary time.

Michael Scott

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Just as a pebble thrown into the water creates ripples, so our thoughts create similar effects on our palms.

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What the guys have learned is that whether you're preaching to one or 10,000, it really doesn't matter. That one person you touch may change the nation - could be the Billy Graham of Ethiopia.

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And in their rush to create wonders, they have ignored the wonders all around them, ignored the mysteries, the beauty.

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Her hands flew to her mouth. 'Are we even twins?' Josh rested his hand on her shoulder and brought his forehead to rest against hers, strands of their blond hair mingling. 'I will always be your brother, Sophie. I will always look after you.

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Knowledge itself is never dangerous, it is how that knowledge is... by Michael Scott

Knowledge itself is never dangerous, it is how that knowledge is used that is dangerous

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Have you any idea how to wake a hibernating Elder?” Machiavelli shook his head. “Mars, what about you? Any advice?” “Yes. Don’t.

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There is always something to see, if you only know how to look. by Michael Scott

There is always something to see, if you only know how to look.

know-how knows looks

There are some adventures not worth having. by Michael Scott

There are some adventures not worth having.

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Perenelle shuddered. "You know I hate leprechauns more than almos... by Michael Scott

Perenelle shuddered. "You know I hate leprechauns more than almost anything.

leprechaun i-hate hate

A warrior with a cause is the most dangerous soldier of all by Michael Scott

A warrior with a cause is the most dangerous soldier of all

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In my experience, we only ever regret the things we have not done... by Michael Scott

In my experience, we only ever regret the things we have not done.

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Even that. What is the point in living forever, if it is not with... by Michael Scott

Even that. What is the point in living forever, if it is not with the woman I love?

ifs forever

"What is the greatest mistake a parent can make?" she asked. "To believe that your children will be just like you."

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I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk & Fairy Tales. It is still in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I've been writing in both genres ever since.

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I was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and it is still home to me. My writing has taken me all over the world, but this is the place I come back to and the place where I find it easiest to write.

taken home writing

A good story is always a journey. It is about taking the journey, the people the hero meets along the way and how they change him or her. All stories are journeys. They don't have to be shocking or outrageous: they simply have to be interesting.

journey hero interesting

I've published over 100 books - and that is divided about 50/50 adult and young adult. Lately, I have been writing more YA, which is such a great genre to write it. I don't have a favourite (I usually say it's the last book I've written), but certain books do stick in the mind. My very first YA novel, The Children of Lir, will always be special to me, and, of course The Alchemyst because it was a series I'd wanted to write for ages.

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That is as true for fiction or non-fiction. The writer has to really know their subject. It is really important to remember that the readers are a lot smarter than the writer. Also, good writing has to do with rewriting. You will never get it right the first time. So you rewrite and rewrite again until you get it right. Until you, and the reader, will be able to visualize what you're writing about.

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The best moment is when you walk into a bookstore and see a pile of your books - that is the oddest experience in the world!

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They [my characters]speak to me all the time! In fact some of the... by Michael Scott

They [my characters]speak to me all the time! In fact some of them never shut up!

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