Pseudonymous Bosch Quotes

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Generally speaking, books don't cause much harm. Except when you read them, that is. Then they cause all kinds of problems.

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Book, Causes, Kind

Pseudonymous Bosch (2011). “The Name of this Book is Secret: The Secret Series”, p.7, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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Only bad books have good endings. If a book is any good, it's ending is always bad - because you don't want the book to end.

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Book, Want, Ends

Pseudonymous Bosch (2008). “The Name of this Book Is Secret”, p.187, Hachette UK

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Pseudonymous Bosch (2011). “The Name of this Book is Secret: The Secret Series”, p.10, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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Books can also provoke emotions. And emotions sometimes are even more troublesome than ideas. Emotions have led people to do all sorts of things they later regret-like, oh, throwing a book at someone else.

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Regret, Book, Ideas

Pseudonymous Bosch (2011). “The Name of this Book is Secret: The Secret Series”, p.7, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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Friends don't have to have a lot of things in common. But there's one thing friends usually do have in common - a sense of humor. That doesn't mean they find all the same things funny. Sometimes, they might even laugh at each other. But at the end of the day, friends can always laugh with each other.

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Mean, Laughing, The End Of The Day

Pseudonymous Bosch (2011). “You Have to Stop This”, p.211, Hachette UK

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But there were other, vaguer, harder-to-pin-down feelings, like: a pit in the stomach that means something is either really good or really bad or both. A feeling of being old and young at once. A sense of beginnings and endings happening at the same time. A certainty that your life is changing, but an uncertainty about how it's changing and whether you want it to.

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Mean, Feelings, Pits

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Truth is only stranger than fiction if you're a stranger to the truth. Which means you're either a liar or you're fictional.

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Liars, Mean, Fiction

Pseudonymous Bosch (2012). “This Isn't What It Looks Like: The Secret Series”, p.7, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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You know, people always warn children about taking candy from strange adults. But they never warn us adults about taking candy from strange children. All those sweet-looking kids who sell boxes of candy bars on the street to help pay for schooling - how do we know what's in those bars? And don't even get me stated on that nefarious institution designed to lure unsuspecting customers into buying mysterious frosted goodies: the bake sale. Adults, be warned: if a child wanted to poison you it would be a piece of cake! Literally a piece of cake.

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Sweet, Children, Kids

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Despite my vanity, I fear for my sanity.

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Vanity, Sanity, Jester

Pseudonymous Bosch (2012). “This Isn't What It Looks Like: The Secret Series”, p.87, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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Some secrets are meant to be known- but once known you can never forget them.

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Secret, Never Forget, Known

Pseudonymous Bosch (2011). “The Name of this Book is Secret: The Secret Series”, p.73, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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Very little in this world makes sense.

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World, Littles, This World

Pseudonymous Bosch (2012). “If You're Reading This, It's Too Late: The Secret Series”, p.161, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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Generally speaking, books don't cause much harm. Except when you read them, that is. Then they cause all kinds of problems. Books can, for example, give you ideas. I don't know if you've ever had an idea before, but, if you have, you know how much trouble an idea can get you into.

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Book, Ideas, Giving

"The Name of this Book is Secret". Book by Pseudonymous Bosch, 2007.

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Oh, talking is not so bad as that," said the Jester. "True, most people say only silly things when they speak. But it's easier to ignore them if you're saying silly things yourself.

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Silly, Talking, People

Pseudonymous Bosch (2012). “If You're Reading This, It's Too Late: The Secret Series”, p.98, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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This book will not harm you unless someone throws it at you which is a possibilty never to be discounted.

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Book, Harm

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One dictionary defines denouement as "a final part in which everything is made clear and no questions or surprises remain." By that definition, it is exactly the wrong word to describe this chapter. This chapter will make nothing clear; it will raise many questions; and it may even contain a surprise or two. But I say we call it the denouement anyway because the words sounds so sophisticated and French.

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Two, Finals, May

Pseudonymous Bosch (2011). “The Name of this Book is Secret: The Secret Series”, p.193, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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Please be SILENT and LISTEN. I am the SCHOOLMASTER and you are in the CLASSROOM. Just like ELEVEN PLUS TWO equals TWELVE PLUS ONE, And even a FUNERAL can be REAL FUN, You will find my DICTIONARY is quite INDICATORY. If you want to read my story, just look... THEN UNREAD.

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Fun, Real, Two

Pseudonymous Bosch (2011). “The Name of this Book is Secret: The Secret Series”, p.54, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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Whether it’s chocolate or socks, the rule is the same; the darker the better.

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Chocolate, Sock

Pseudonymous Bosch (2012). “This Isn't What It Looks Like: The Secret Series”, p.7, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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Why did so many grown-ups want to be young, she wondered, when it took so long to grow old? It was like going on a million-mile road trip then wanting to turn around without getting out of the car.

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Long, Car, Want

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I ate him," said the homunculus, biting into his sausage. The kids couldn't hide their looks of horror. He smiled, sausage juice running down his chin. "Oh, don't worry - I cooked him first. I'm not a barbarian.

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Running, Kids, Worry

Pseudonymous Bosch (2012). “If You're Reading This, It's Too Late: The Secret Series”, p.127, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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Not all novelists are power-hungry madman. Some are power-hungry madwomen.

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Novelists, Hungry, Madmen

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Before we do, I suggest you take a break. If you need to go to the bathroom, this is a good time. If you're sleepy, go to bed and save the next chapter for tomorrow. For the magician's story, you must have all your wits about you. No wandering minds allowed.

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Mind, Bed, Needs

Pseudonymous Bosch (2011). “The Name of this Book is Secret: The Secret Series”, p.74, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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You know, people always warn children about taking candy from strange adults. But they never warn us adults about taking candy from strange children.

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Children, People, Adults

Pseudonymous Bosch (2012). “This Book Is Not Good For You: The Secret Series”, p.27, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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Veronica ran out to tell Amber the shocking news - and returned in less than a minute with another message for Yo-Yoji: "Amber says she was watching and she knows you got in detention on purpose," she said breathlessly. "Because you have a crush on Cass!" Cass's ears instantly turned red. Max-Ernest looked like he'd been hit by a truck.

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Crush, Red, Messages

"If You're Reading This, It's Too Late". Book by Pseudonymous Bosch, 2008.

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When I was younger, I loved graveyards. They weren't spooky so much as mysterious. Each tombstone another story to uncover. Another life to learn about. Now that I'm older - I won't say how old - I hate graveyards. The only life - or rather death - I see in the tombstones is my own.

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Hate, Tombstone, Stories

Pseudonymous Bosch (2012). “If You're Reading This, It's Too Late: The Secret Series”, p.158, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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Q: Why do you like chocolate so much? A: The answer, clearly, is because I've tasted chocolate.

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Chocolate, Answers

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