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For what was art, she thought, but the heart and soul made visible.

— Jane Yolen Dragonfield and Other Stories (1985)

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Wars may make heroes of men, but not all the time.

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Fifteen years can be a long or a short time, depending upon whether one is immortal or not.

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Time may heal wounds, but it does not erase the scars.

Briar Rose (1992)

Madness also makes folks uneasy; they fear contagion.

Dragonfield and Other Stories (1985)

There is no liar like the one who lies to himself. He has a fool indeed for an audience.

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Were art to redeem man, it could do so only by saving him from the seriousness of life and restoring him to an unexpected boyishness.

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