Frasi di Jeanne DuPrau

Jeanne DuPrau è una scrittrice statunitense, conosciuta soprattutto per la serie di libri di fantascienza per ragazzi sul mondo di Ember.

Jeanne DuPrau, dopo la laurea in letteratura inglese al College di Claremont, in California, ha lavorato come insegnante d'inglese, editor per una casa editrice, technical writer per la Apple e scrittrice freelance.

Ha raggiunto la popolarità, soprattutto negli Stati Uniti, a partire dal 2003, anno di pubblicazione de La città di Ember, primo romanzo della quadrilogia di Ember. Nel 2008 dal romanzo è stato tratto il film Ember - Il mistero della città di luce, diretto da Gil Kenan. Wikipedia

✵ 9. Giugno 1944

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Jeanne DuPrau: Frasi in inglese

“The main thing to do is pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, notice what no one else notices. Then you'll know what no one else knows, and that's always useful.”

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Jeanne DuPrau The City of Ember

Origine: The City of Ember

“The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. And when anger is the boss, you get unintended consequences.”

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Jeanne DuPrau The City of Ember

Origine: The City of Ember

“When someone has been mean to you, why would you want to be good to them?' 'You wouldn't want to. That's what makes it hard. You do it anyway. Being good is hard. Much harder than being bad.”

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Jeanne DuPrau The People of Sparks

Origine: The People of Sparks

“What you need to learn, children, is the difference between right and wrong in every area of life. And once you learn the difference, you must always choose the right.”

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Jeanne DuPrau The City of Ember

Origine: The City of Ember

“The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is.”

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Jeanne DuPrau The City of Ember

Origine: The City of Ember

“A person who thought he knew everything simply didn’t understand how much there was to know.”

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Jeanne DuPrau The Diamond of Darkhold

Origine: The Diamond of Darkhold

“People find a way through just about anything.”

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Jeanne DuPrau The City of Ember

Origine: The City of Ember

“Why, if its going to be allright, do we see it getting worse every day?”

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Jeanne DuPrau The City of Ember

Origine: The City of Ember

“Wouldn't it be strange, she thought, to have a blue sky? But she liked the way it looked. It would be beautiful - a blue sky.”

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Jeanne DuPrau The City of Ember

Origine: The City of Ember

“She realized all at once that Doon, thin, dark eyed Doon, with his troublesome temper and his terrible brown jacket, and his good heart---- was the person she knew better than anyone now. He was her best friend.
--City of Ember”

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“Remember the city, the city remember
Where treasure is hidden under the ground
The city, the city, always remember
That's where the treasure will be found.”

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Jeanne DuPrau The People of Sparks

Origine: The People of Sparks

“Maybe there was no happily ever after […] but there was happiness sometimes and she had it now, doing what she knew she was born for.”

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Jeanne DuPrau The Diamond of Darkhold

Origine: The Diamond of Darkhold

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