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Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes
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John Le Carré
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I'm a Rubik's Cube,“ Josy said honestly. „I'm made up of rainbow colors, but they're all out of order, and you need to spin me around until I start making sense.
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T.J. Klune (How to Be a Movie Star (How to Be, #2))
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He recalled a movie he had seen in his youth, in which the characters lived in a Rubik’s Cube world made up of countless identical cubic rooms, each of which contained a different sort of death mechanism. They passed from one room to the next, endlessly.…
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Liu Cixin (The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2))
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What a wonderful world that was, and how remote it seems now. It is a challenge to believe that there was ever a time that airline food was exciting, when stewardesses were happy to see you, when flying was such an occasion that you wore your finest clothes. I grew up in a world in which everything was like that: shopping malls, TV dinners, TV itself, supermarkets, freeways, air conditioning, drive-in movies, 3D movies, transistor radios, backyard barbecues, air travel as a commonplace—all were brand-new and marvelously exciting. It is amazing we didn’t choke to death on all the novelty and wonder in our lives. I remember once my father brought home a device that you plugged in and, with an enormous amount of noise and energy, it turned ice cubes into shaved ice, and we got excited about that. We were idiots really, but awfully happy, too. —
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Bill Bryson (The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island)
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I scurry out to the three-way mirror. With an extra-large sweatshirt over the top, you can hardly tell that they are Effert’s jeans. Still no Mom. I adjust the mirror so I can see reflections of reflections, miles and miles of me and my new jeans. I hook my hair behind my ears. I should have washed it. My face is dirty. I lean into the mirror. Eyes after eyes after eyes stare back at me. Am I in there somewhere? A thousand eyes blink. No makeup. Dark circles. I pull the side flaps of the mirror in closer, folding myself into the looking glass and blocking out the rest of the store. My face becomes a Picasso sketch, my body slicing into dissecting cubes. I saw a movie once where a woman was burned over eighty percent of her body and they had to wash all the dead skin off. They wrapped her in bandages, kept her drugged, and waited for skin grafts. They actually sewed her into a new skin.
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Laurie Halse Anderson (Speak)
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The human brain runs first-class simulation software. Our eyes don’t present to our brains a faithful photograph of what is out there, or an accurate movie of what is going on through time. Our brains construct a continuously updated model: updated by coded pulses chattering along the optic nerve, but constructed nevertheless. Optical illusions are vivid reminders of this.47 A major class of illusions, of which the Necker Cube is an example, arise because the sense data that the brain receives are compatible with two alternative models of reality. The brain, having no basis for choosing between them, alternates, and we experience a series of flips from one internal model to the other. The picture we are looking at appears, almost literally, to flip over and become something else.
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Richard Dawkins (The God Delusion)
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I adjust the mirror so I can see reflections or reflections, miles and miles of me and my new jeans. I hook my hair behind my ears. I should have washed it. My face is dirty. I lean into the mirror. Eyes after eyes after eyes stare back at me. Am I in there somewhere? A thousand eyes blink. No makeup. Dark circles. I pull the side flaps of the mirror in closer, folding myself into the looking glass and blocking out the rest of the store.
My face becomes a Picasso sketch, my body slicing into dissecting cubes. I saw a movie once where a woman was burned over eighty percent of her body and they had to wash all the dead skin off. They wrapped her in bandages, kept her drugged, and waited for skin grafts. They actually sewed her into a new skin.
I push my ragged mouth against the mirror. A thousand bleeding, crusted lips push back. What does it feel like to walk in a new skin? Was she completely sensitive like a baby, or numb, without any nerve endings, just walking in a skin bag? I exhale and my mouth disappears in a fog. I feel like my skin has been burned off. I stumble from thornbush to thornbush - my mother and father who hate each other, Rachel who hates me, a school that gags on my like I'm a hairball. And Heather.
I just need to hang on long enough for my new skin to graft. Mr. Freeman thinks I need to find my feelings. How can I not find them? They are chewing me alive like an infestation of thoughts, shame, mistakes. I squeeze my eyes shut. Jeans that fit, that's a good start. I have to stay away from the closet, go to all my classes. I will make myself normal. Forget the rest of it.
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Laurie Halse Anderson (Speak)
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No I didn't draw a background because dude do you have any idea how long it takes to draw a proper background? I'm supposed to be relaxing after that huge battle, not slaving away in my journal!
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Cube Kid (Wimpy Villager 16.5: The Ebook: The Movie: The Game: The Submarine: The Schoolbus: The Just Kidding It's Actually An Ebook)
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Please note: the above picture isn't 100% accurate. There was a chest behind Zain, the lantern light looked way more beautiful, and there were ice cream sandwiches on the counter and in Zain's hand, oh and speaking of hands I was holding Bre I mean uh, that's totally it as far as inaccuracies go!
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Cube Kid (Wimpy Villager 16.5: The Ebook: The Movie: The Game: The Submarine: The Schoolbus: The Just Kidding It's Actually An Ebook)
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Void Mage The most obscure mage vocation. Not much is known about them, exact that they can gain the abilities of monsters.
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Cube Kid (Wimpy Villager 16.5: The Ebook: The Movie: The Game: The Submarine: The Schoolbus: The Just Kidding It's Actually An Ebook)
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Assassin Experts in the rapid elimination of a single target. They gain access to a wide variety of abilities that increase their effectiveness with stealth, poisons and critical hits.
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Cube Kid (Wimpy Villager 16.5: The Ebook: The Movie: The Game: The Submarine: The Schoolbus: The Just Kidding It's Actually An Ebook)
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Berserker A warrior driven by emotion. Particularly anger. Gains bonuses related to critical hits, as well as resistant to many mental status effects such as Charm and Fear. Only class that can access the 'Undying Rage' ultimate, which prevents death for ten seconds upon activation.
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Cube Kid (Wimpy Villager 16.5: The Ebook: The Movie: The Game: The Submarine: The Schoolbus: The Just Kidding It's Actually An Ebook)
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Swashbuckler Similar to a Duelist, although even more flamboyant and flashy. High mobility, favors dual wielding and gains access to a few musket related abilities.
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Cube Kid (Wimpy Villager 16.5: The Ebook: The Movie: The Game: The Submarine: The Schoolbus: The Just Kidding It's Actually An Ebook)
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Caller A summoning specialist. They can pull monsters from pretty much any dimension, and said monsters will fight for them. Or at least do something cool, like breathe fire or heal the caster's allies.
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Cube Kid (Wimpy Villager 16.5: The Ebook: The Movie: The Game: The Submarine: The Schoolbus: The Just Kidding It's Actually An Ebook)
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When it comes to special interests, Autistic brains are total sponges, absorbing facts and figures at a rate that seems kind of inhuman to neurotypical people. We can develop a special interest in nearly anything. Some of us learn to speak fluent Klingon; others memorize algorithms for solving Rubik’s cubes. My sister’s brain is a compendium of movie trivia and dialogue. My own special interests have included everything from bat biology to the history of the Tudor dynasty, to personal finance, to subreddits run by so-called men’s rights activists.
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Devon Price (Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity)
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I had a dream last night that I arranged, after dark, in an empty field, four video projectors facing each other in a square. Each projector played a different movie. When I turned them on, the combined throws of their light created a perfect cube composed of all four movies.
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Brandon Shimoda (Hydra Medusa)
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I had this awareness of Elly, this pleasant, physical recognition of her, which made me conscious of my own body whenever we talked. Like in those TV movies when there's a kid inside a robot moving levers to make the robot arms extend and the robot knees flex, and things go pretty smoothly until the kid gets nervous and pulls the wrong lever and the knee comes up for a handshake and the fingers open when they're supposed to close. It's like there's a second self inside your regular self and it's constantly going, "Now take the ice cubes from Elly. Now smile." It's a perpetual monologue inside your head, which is why it can be hard to make conversation with the girl you're actually talking to.
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Stephanie Grant (Map of Ireland: A Novel)
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I adore macaroni and cheese. Whenever I see it on a menu at a restaurant, I have to order it. I’ve had (and consequently made) fried mac and cheese balls, lobster mac and cheese, truffle mac and cheese, quattro formaggi mac and cheese, and Kraft mac and cheese. Now, don’t get me wrong—all of the fancy macaroni and cheese dishes have been delectable and enjoyable, but at home, I like a simple, delicious mac and cheese. So here’s my recipe. This dish is best when served during a game or movie night with family and friends. Serves 8 to 10 8 ounces (225 g) elbow macaroni 1½ cups Velveeta cheese (about 7 ounces/190g), cut into ½-inch cubes 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour 1½ teaspoons kosher salt 1½ teaspoons dry mustard ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper ⅔ cup (165 ml) sour cream 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1½ cups (360 ml) half-and-half 1½ cups (360 ml) heavy cream ⅓ cup (55 g) grated onion 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 2 cups grated sharp Cheddar cheese (about 8 ounces/230g) • Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9-by-13-inch (23-by-33-cm) baking dish. Bring a 4-quart (3.8-L) saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook it halfway through, about 3 minutes. Drain the pasta and transfer it to the baking dish. Stir in the cubed Velveeta. • Combine the flour, salt, mustard, black pepper, nutmeg, and cayenne in a large mixing bowl. Add the sour cream and eggs and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the half-and-half, cream, onion, Worcestershire sauce, and a sprinkle of black pepper. Pour the egg mixture over the pasta mixture in the prepared baking dish and stir to combine. Sprinkle the Cheddar cheese evenly over the surface. Bake until the pasta mixture is set around the edges but still a bit loose in the center, about 30 minutes. Let it cool for 10 minutes before serving.
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Melissa Gilbert (My Prairie Cookbook: Memories and Frontier Food from My Little House to Yours)
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PEPPERMINT CREAM COCKTAIL 3/4 oz (20ml) crème de menthe 3/4 oz (20ml) white crème de cacao 3/4 oz (20ml) hazelnut liqueur 3/4 oz (20ml) Baileys Irish Cream 3/4 oz (20ml) cream 3/4 oz (20ml) milk Good quality cocoa powder Half-fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Pour in all the ingredients and shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass and top with milk to taste. Sift a light dusting of cocoa powder on the top and serve. Maggie’s tip: If you’d prefer a more subtle hint of mint, use half the recommended amount of crème de menthe and a little more Baileys.
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Zara Keane (Movie Club Mysteries: Books 1-3: Dial P for Poison / The Postman Always Dies Twice / How to Murder a Millionaire (Movie Club Mysteries #1-3))
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she had offered some B-movie about a snake, in which Jennifer Lopez and Ice Cube emerge heroic, yet all their efforts center on helping the injured blond hero, just as Sigourney Weaver had battled aliens to save a similarly comatose white male.
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Laura Lippman (To the Power of Three)
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A rare and almost forgotten class of knight. Once common during the Second Great War. Has an affinity with dragonkind and can employ both items and abilities related to dragons. Can also gain a dragon mount which grows in strength as the Dragoon advances in level.
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Cube Kid (Wimpy Villager 16.5: The Ebook: The Movie: The Game: The Submarine: The Schoolbus: The Just Kidding It's Actually An Ebook)
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Samurai A warrior with finesse, a code of honor and a mystical side. Can cast many basic wizard spells. Has access to some of the best 'Dash' type abilities, and damage caused by a Samurai's blade can autokill instead, resulting in instant death.
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Cube Kid (Wimpy Villager 16.5: The Ebook: The Movie: The Game: The Submarine: The Schoolbus: The Just Kidding It's Actually An Ebook)
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Hexblade A rare and unusual class of knight that can equip cursed items without any negative effects. Can even utilize the curses such items contain to cast spells or turn the curses onto enemies. Weird, but cool. I might want to look into this one.
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Cube Kid (Wimpy Villager 16.5: The Ebook: The Movie: The Game: The Submarine: The Schoolbus: The Just Kidding It's Actually An Ebook)
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Ninja An upgraded Thief that specializes in stealth, martial arts, and some basic spells. Has a dodge ability that makes them harder to hit with melee attacks.
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Cube Kid (Wimpy Villager 16.5: The Ebook: The Movie: The Game: The Submarine: The Schoolbus: The Just Kidding It's Actually An Ebook)
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Oracle A mage that specializes in divination spells, or spells that provide information. The only vocation that has access to the powerful ultimate 'True Sight', which allows one to see through almost any type of invisibility or magical concealment. Can study monsters while in combat to amplify any potential weaknesses they may have.
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Cube Kid (Wimpy Villager 16.5: The Ebook: The Movie: The Game: The Submarine: The Schoolbus: The Just Kidding It's Actually An Ebook)
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Illusionist A mage that focuses on illusions. Can create permanent illusionary walls for asecret room. Or fake bushes to hide behind. Even fake monsters to create a distraction. One spell can create an illusionary mosnter so real, it can actually deal damage. Illusionist is only vocation that has access to the ultimate spell 'Wizinvis', the strongest form of invisibility which cannot be detected by any means.
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Cube Kid (Wimpy Villager 16.5: The Ebook: The Movie: The Game: The Submarine: The Schoolbus: The Just Kidding It's Actually An Ebook)
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Elementalist Fire, earth, air, water—an Elementalist picks one, and focuses on it to the exclusion of all else. An Elementalist focusing on fire, for example, would be otherwise known as a Pyromancer, and with enough levels could gain any fire spell in existence.
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Cube Kid (Wimpy Villager 16.5: The Ebook: The Movie: The Game: The Submarine: The Schoolbus: The Just Kidding It's Actually An Ebook)
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potions require like 2,000+ Brewing skill. The maximum for any skill is normally 1,000, but bonuses from classes can go over that.
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Cube Kid (Wimpy Villager 16.5: The Ebook: The Movie: The Game: The Submarine: The Schoolbus: The Just Kidding It's Actually An Ebook)
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Each time, the fall looked brilliant and effectively dangerous against the green screen, but he wasn’t satisfied until he stuck the landing and heard the rebound clap. Everyone from riggers to grips marked the occasion with good, honest cheers reverberating in the giant, hollow cube.
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Laurie Perez (Unbraiding: Actor | Producer | Father: A Story in Three Strands)