September 10: Cyril Connolly Quotes

On this date, 1903 Cyril Connolly, the English writer, editor and critic was born. Here are some of the things he said:

1. The better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.
2. No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning.
3. Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.
4. Everyone has the right to express an opinion. No one has the right to be listened to.
5. Today the function of the artist is to bring imagination to science and science to imagination, where they meet, in the myth.
6. We are all serving a life sentence in the dungeon of the self.
7. When in doubt, choose greatness.
8. There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.
9. Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.
10. Only by avoiding the beginning of things can we escape their end.

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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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