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the moon Quotes

19 of the best book quotes about the moon
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“There’s no point in saving the world if it means losing the moon.”
Tom Robbins
author
Still Life With Woodpecker
book
Leigh-Cheri Furstenburg-Barcalona
character
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“That’s how justice works around here. We don’t have jails or fines. If you commit a serious crime, we exile you to Earth. For everything else, there’s Rudy.”
Andy Weir
author
Rudy DeBois
character
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“This is my first visit to the moon. I’m like a kid in a candy store! I’ve always been a fan of science fiction. I grew up watching Star Trek. Now I get to live it!”
Andy Weir
author
Jin Chu
character
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“I live in Artemis, the first (and so far, only) city on the moon. It’s made of five huge spheres called ‘bubbles.‘”
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″ ‘Look at the dark, Little Bear.’ And Little Bear looked. ‘I’ve brought you the moon, Little Bear,’ said Big Bear. ‘The bright yellow moon and all the twinkly stars.’ ”
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″ ‘What if the moon melts, and the world goes dark?’ he asked.”
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“She gave him a pair of glasses with glow in the dark lenses and sent a letter to the moon. The letter said, ‘Moon, don’t even think about doing anything silly like melting or something.’ And then she left.”
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“Then he lay down close by and whispered with a smile, ‘I love you right up to the moon--- and back.’ ”
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“The old Eskimos were scientists too. By using the plants, animals, and temperature, they had changed the harsh Arctic into a home, a feat as incredible as sending rockets to the moon. […] They had been wise. They had adjusted to nature instead of to man-made gadgets.”
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“The moon was now shining brightly and all the bush was hushed, except for the sound of those little animals who are always busy at night-time. Angelina sniffed the night air with delight and felt very happy as she thought of the baby in her pouch.”
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“My dear Monsieur Poirot—how can I put it? It’s like the moon when the sun comes out. You don’t know it’s there anymore. When once I’d met Linnet—Jackie didn’t exist.”
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“And at night by the light of the Mulberry Moon, they danced to the Flute of the Blue Baboon on the broad green leaves of the Crumpetty Tree and all were happy as happy could be with the Quangle Wangle Quee.”
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“A man who apparently saw the moon’s reflection disappear from the village pond as his horse was drinking from it. Declaring that his horse had swallowed it he promptly picked up his sword and chopped the horse in two to release the moon.”
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″‘I am come to tell you that the King’s Daughter wants the Moon.’ ‘She must want, then,’ said the Night. ‘I can’t spare the Moon.‘”
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″...the Women stirred the pots, and the Men went back to work, and the Sun rose in the East and set in the West; and the world forgot in less than no time everything that comes when the King’s Daughter cries for the Moon.”
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“When there is wind on the moon, you must be very careful how you behave. Because if it is an ill-wind, and you behave badly, it will blow straight into your heart, and then you will behave badly for a long time to come.”
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“Treasure me for my layers and layers of fragility and richness. Name me after a shape that the moon makes.”
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“On the moon, Uncle Julian would be well and the sun would shine every day.”
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“If I had a winged horse, I would fly him to the moon; he would be more comfortable there.”

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