16 September: Laurence J Peter Quotes

On this date in 1919 Laurence J. Peter, author, educator, famous for The Peter Principle, was born. Here are some quotes from him.

1. Cleaning anything involves making something else dirty.
2. There is no stigma attached to recognising a bad decision in time to install a better one.
3. Do it now. There may be a law against it tomorrow.
4. The man who believes he can do it is probably right, and so is the man who believes he can't.
5. If you can tell the difference between good advice and bad advice, you don't need advice.
6. Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away.
7. There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.
8. You can always tell a real friend; when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.
9. Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them.
10. Don't believe in miracles - depend on them.

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Obsidian's Ark

Teenage years bring no end of problems. Daniel Moran's include getting hold of computer games his parents don't think he should have; a full blown crush on the beautiful Suki from Zorostan; maintaining his status as a prefect and getting his homework done. He must also keep from his parents and sister the fact that he is a superhero with a sword from another world.

Trish wonders how to get science whizz Tom to notice her; how to persuade him that the best way to stand up to the school bully is to fight back. She doesn't want her friends, especially not Tom, to know she is a genetic variant with superpowers. Little does she know that Tom has secrets of his own.

Suki struggles to make friends at school when she cannot understand everyday cultural references, and they all suspect her of being a terrorist. She, too, has a secret, but is it what her classmates assume?

When Daniel stumbles upon a plot by an alliance of supervillains to plunge the world into war, he tries to alert the established superheroes, but none of them believe him. When the Prime Minister's only daughter, Yasmin Miller, is abducted, Daniel knows the villains' plan is underway. It seems humanity's only hope may be Daniel and the ragtag bunch of teenage superheroes he recruits. Can he pull together, not only his own team, but the older heroes as well, in a bid to save the Earth from a devastating war?

Themes: 

Superheroes; Coming of age; Leadership; Kidnap and rescue; Aliens; Friendship and rivalry; Terrorism; Secrets.

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