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• A dream is the key that unlocks the mysteries of the waking world.

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  Dream, Keys, World

  Juliet Marillier (2008). “Cybele's Secret”, p.143, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• But there is one thing you must remember, if you forget all else. There is no good or evil, save in the way you see the world. There is no dark or light save in your own vision. All changes in the blink of an eyelid; yet all remains the same.

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  Dark, Light, Evil

  Juliet Marillier (2010). “Daughter of the Forest: Book One of the Sevenwaters Trilogy”, p.464, Macmillan

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• Good and bad; shade and sunlight, there's but a hair's breath between them. It's all one in the end.

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  Hair, Shade, Sunlight

  Juliet Marillier (2007). “Child of the Prophecy: Book Three of the Sevenwaters Trilogy”, p.254, Macmillan

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• She seemed fragile like a moonflower – destined to bloom for a single lovely night, and then to fade and fall.

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  Fall, Night, Lovely

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• Trust is a thing you know without words.

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  Knows

  Juliet Marillier (2008). “Wildwood Dancing”, p.97, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Water and stone Flesh and bone Night and morn Rose and thorn Tree and wind Heart and mind

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  Heart, Night, Wind

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• Each of my novels features a protagonist undertaking a difficult personal journey. On the way, each of these characters - mostly female - discovers something about herself and at the same time makes an impact on other people's lives.

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  Character, Journey, Impact

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• There is no good or evil, save in the way you see the world. There is no dark or light save in your own.

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  Dark, Light, Evil

  Juliet Marillier (2010). “Daughter of the Forest: Book One of the Sevenwaters Trilogy”, p.464, Macmillan

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• If a man has to say trust me, Gogu conveyed, it's a sure sign you cannot. Trust him, that is. Trust is a thing you know without words.

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  Men, Trust Me, Knows

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• He was sitting not far away, watching me, and I surprised a smile on his face, the first real smile I had ever seen him give, a smile that curved and softened the tight mouth, and warmed the ice-cool eyes; a smile that brought the blood to my face and made my heart turn over.

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  Real, Heart, Eye

  Juliet Marillier (2010). “Daughter of the Forest: Book One of the Sevenwaters Trilogy”, p.338, Macmillan

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• First person allows deeper insight into the protagonist's character. It allows the reader to identify more fully with the protagonist and to share her world quite intimately. So it suits a story focused on one character's personal journey. However, first person shuts out insights into other characters.

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  Character, Journey, Stories

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• You cannot poison what is between us with your foul words. She is my light in the darkness and Johnny is my pathway ahead.

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  Light, Darkness, Pathways

  Juliet Marillier (2010). “Son of the Shadows: Book Two of the Sevenwaters Trilogy”, p.471, Macmillan

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• But I believe we all have an inner goodness; a little flame that stays alight through the worst of trials.

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  Believe, Flames, Trials

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• You thought you’d never give up your vocation, a voice whispered inside me. You thought you’d never even consider it. But you’ve met the one man who could change your mind. He is your perfect complement. He is Cathal to your Clodagh; he is Bran to your Liadan. No wonder you conjured up those images. No wonder they make you weep.

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  Giving Up, Men, Voice

  Juliet Marillier (2011). “Seer of Sevenwaters”, p.303, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• There is no truth on this island of yours. Rather, there are as many truths as there are stars in the sky; and every one of them different.

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  Stars, Islands, Sky

  Juliet Marillier (2010). “Daughter of the Forest: Book One of the Sevenwaters Trilogy”, p.202, Macmillan

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• Perhaps he could still weave together the broken threads of his life. And yet, I wanted him here now. I needed him here. In the darkness, if I sat very still, I could almost feel his presence by me, quite near, but not too near. Didn't I promise to keep you safe, he would say softly. I have never broken a promise. Don't look so worried, Jenny. And yet, he would be careful. Careful not to move too close. Careful not to frighten me. Waiting still. I am your shelter. Don't be afraid.

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  Moving, Broken, Waiting

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• I would hold on, and hold on, until my hands clutch at emptiness.

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  Hands, Emptiness, Clutch

  Juliet Marillier (2010). “Son of the Shadows: Book Two of the Sevenwaters Trilogy”, p.47, Macmillan

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• All that he had of her was his memory, where he held every moment, every single moment that she had been his. That was all he had, to keep out the loneliness.

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  Memories, Loneliness, Moments

  Juliet Marillier (2010). “Daughter of the Forest: Book One of the Sevenwaters Trilogy”, p.430, Macmillan

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• Stronger than iron crueler than death sweeter than springtime it lives beyond breath

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  Iron, Stronger, Springtime

  Juliet Marillier (2008). “Cybele's Secret”, p.299, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• a tree is never just a tree, it is bigger and deeper and wiser than a girl like you will ever be.

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  Girl, Tree, Like You

  Juliet Marillier (2011). “Heir to Sevenwaters”, p.57, Pan Macmillan

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• We cannot know the future. All we can do is face it bravely. We should take heed of those we love and respect. But in the end, we make every decision alone.

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  Decision, Faces, Love And Respect

  Juliet Marillier (2011). “Seer of Sevenwaters”, p.433, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• She had sacrificed her childhood to save her brothers; she loved her family above all else, and her spirits yearned to return home once more, to the wild forest and the land of mystic tales and ancient spirits whence he had taken her. That was the place of her heart, and if he loved her, he must let her go.

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  Brother, Taken, Home

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• I have listened to many tales in my life, and told a few of my own. If this has taught me anything, it is that there are some occurrences that change the course of things, that make an alteration far beyond their own apparent magnitude. It is like the throwing of a tiny pebble into a pool, how it makes an ever-expanding circle of ripples, spreading right across the water's surface.

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  Circles, Water, Tiny

  Juliet Marillier (2010). “Son of the Shadows: Book Two of the Sevenwaters Trilogy”, p.418, Macmillan

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• There are technical tricks that may help you create more effective characters. My approach to characterization is not at all technical. I can't really analyze how I do it, but I am sure of one thing. To write convincing characters, you must possess the ability to think yourself into someone else's skin.

  Juliet Marillier

  Writing, Character, Thinking

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• As for religious faith, a lack of it shouldn't stop us from doing good deeds for their own sake.

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  Religious, Deeds, Sake

  Juliet Marillier (2011). “Heart's Blood”, p.102, Pan Macmillan

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