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Pritesh Patil

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in Mumbai, India

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Brought up on steady diet of books, Pritesh Patil is a purveyor of stories and hunter of demons. When he isn't writing, he can be seen talking with the many voices in his head and quaffing copious amounts of coffee. Usually found oscillating between Middle-Earth, Mumbai, and Ankh-Morpork. he resides in a small tear in the fabric of reality, working on his debut novel. He can be found on Bluesky as ‪@prit.bsky.social‬. ...more

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The Space Needle’s Tricolor Moment: How a Flag Became a Masterclass in Marketing

As a marketer living thousands of miles from where I grew up, I often feel like I’m straddling two worlds. On one side there’s the all-encompassing march of campaigns, conversions, and CPMs. On the other, there’s the personal stream of culture and identity flowing through my phone: my family’s WhatsApp group in Bombay, friends in […]

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The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes

by Lyndsay Faye (Goodreads Author)

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Pritesh Patil said: " 'In the nostalgia of the mind, it is always eighteen ninety-five.'

What a melancholic way to begin this tale. *Sighs ...more "

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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

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City of Stairs (The Divine Cities, #1)

by Robert Jackson Bennett (Goodreads Author)

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What a weird, funny, whimsical and terrifying story all rolled up into one.
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For some reason I thought this was a trilogy, but looks like the series will have 7-8 more books. Can't wait to dig in to the next one. The character building and relationships in Jacka's stories are always so interesting, and the world feels so live ...more
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Fast-paced, engrossing read. The side characters are truly diverse and real, and London feels like a lived in city (also fun to put places to names after finally visiting the sprawling metropolis).
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Stayed up to finish the book and noted down 20+ writing tips with examples from it (and provided a distraction from the tooth extraction pain). Now that’s a definite page-turner.
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Stayed up to finish the book and noted down 20+ writing tips with examples from it (and provided a distraction from the tooth extraction pain). Now that’s a definite page-turner.
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Quotes by Pritesh Patil (?)

“A sword held in vengeance only leads to grief.”
― Pritesh Patil, Vengeance: A Sting In Every Tale

tags: grief, loss, vengeance

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Pritesh’s Quotes

“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.”
― Nelson Mandela

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“A lesson without pain is meaningless. For you cannot gain anything without sacrificing something else in return, but once you have overcome it and made it your own...you will gain an irreplaceable fullmetal heart.”
― Hiromu Arakawa

tags: fullmetal-alchemist

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“There is no struggle too vast, no odds too overwhelming, for even should we fail - should we fall - we will know that we have lived.”
― Steven Erikson, Toll the Hounds

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“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

tags: description, language, power-of-words, words

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“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear