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Briar Rose

Briar Rose

Briar Rose is a young adult novel written by American author Jane Yolen, published in 1992. Incorporating elements of Sleeping Beauty, it was published as part of the Fairy Tale Series of novels compiled by Terri Windling. The novel won the annual Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature in 1993. It was also nominated for the Nebula Award.


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

Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 12 (p. 72)

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“She hated to lie but she hated arguments even more.”

Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 16 (p. 93)

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““I’ll drive. You navigate.” He grinned. “I judge people by how well they read maps.””

Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 12 (p. 65)

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“It is not crazy to want to know the past. It is only crazy to live there, like so many of the aristocracy.”

Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 24 (p. 131)

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

Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 25 (p. 146)

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“Wars do not make heroes of everyone.”

Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 25 (p. 146)

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