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The Kite Rider
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"The Kite Rider" Quotes

A young boy in 13th century China risks everything to pursue his dream of becoming a kite rider.

Quotes

Life, like a kite, has to be won back from the wind.

Geraldine McCaughrean

lifeperseverance

The only way to defeat fear was to look it in the eye.

Geraldine McCaughrean

fearcourage

A man's heart is lighter when the burden is shared.

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friendshipsupport

The kite rider is never alone, not when he has the wind and the kite and the sky.

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solitudefreedom

The kite doesn't fly without some wind to lift it.

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progressmotivation

To understand the world, you must take the risk of being part of it.

Geraldine McCaughrean

understandingrisk-taking

The best thing about flying a kite is that it doesn't have to come down when you do.

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freedomjoy

The secret of kites is that they're always trying to go higher, to break free of the earth.

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ambitionfreedom

A kite rider must believe that the impossible is possible.

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beliefpossibility

The key to happiness is not in the hand but in the heart.

Geraldine McCaughrean

happinessinner peace