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#1

“Sometimes truths are what we run from, and sometimes they are what we seek.”
― R.D. Ronald, The Elephant Tree

tags: philosophical-musings, reflection

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#2

“Élodie, who was rising fifteen, lifted her anaemic, puffy, virginal face with its wispy hair; she was so thin-blooded that good country air seemed only to make her more sickly.”
― Émile Zola, The Earth

tags: country, countryside, sickly, terre

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#3

“Time, the human dimension, which makes us everything we are.”
― Martin Amis, Time's Arrow

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#4

“Ramona wore nothing but cherry-scented perfume. Stanley clad only in white cotton crew socks. What’s up with that? Maybe his feet were cold; she didn’t ask.”
― Nancy Mangano, Running Stop Signs

tags: action, adventure, drama, erotica, exciting, fear, fiction, mafia, relationships, romance

160 likes

#5

“This adultery crap had gotten monotonous. Natalie craved cold-blooded offenses to solve, use her brain, test her mettle. The grittier the better.”
― Nancy Mangano, Running Stop Signs

tags: action, adventure, drama, excitement, fast-paced, full-package, lies, romance, secrets, sex

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#6

“One never knows what sins lurk below the surface.”
― Nancy Mangano, Running Stop Signs

tags: action, adventure-fiction, ambition, drama, fiction, mystery, past, power, women-s-action

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#7

“There is a wonderful saying that goes: ‘A person needs, on average, two years to learn to speak and then an entire lifetime to learn to be silent.”
― Alexander Morpheigh, The Pythagorean

tags: innerpeace, listening, mindfulness, philosophicalfiction, silence, thepythagorean, wisdomquotes

240 likes

#8

“People are becoming more and more like pets in digital cages, where the only meaning of their lives is to consume and isolate themselves from others like themselves.”
― Alexander Morpheigh, The Pythagorean

tags: digitalage, modernlifecritique, philosophicalfiction, screentime, socialcommentary, thoughtprovokingreads, wakeupcall

544 likes

#9

“Attached to each arm, as well as the skirt, they looked like an attempt to grow wings. ”
― Susan Rowland, The Swan Lake Murders

tags: art-and-magic, ballet-aesthetic, dark-fairytale-vibes, goodreads-quotes, lyrical-prose, urban-fantasy, witchy-mystery

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#10

“If it’s the next storm, perhaps it’s going the other way.” “Goddess, I hope so,” said Dorothy, grimacing at her tea. ”
― Susan Rowland, The Swan Lake Murders

tags: found-family, hope-in-darkness, stormy-reads, tea-and-books, urban-fantasy, weekend-read, witchy-mystery

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#11

“Understanding of karma is the basis of the Buddhist faith.”
― Michael G. Kramer, The Full Circle for Mick

tags: bookquote, buddhism, contemplativereads, god, hope, karma, philosophicalfiction, religious, wisdom

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#12

“Our independence is still fragile. To seize power is difficult, but to preserve it is more difficult!”
― Michael G. Kramer, The Full Circle for Mick

tags: booklovers, historicalfiction, nationbuilding, politicalhistory, power, quoteoftheday, resistance, vietnamwar, vulnerable

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#13

“Man, what I would give to be able to sleep like other people do!”
― Michael G. Kramer, The Full Circle for Mick

tags: empathetic-readers, historical-fiction, human-cost-of-war, invisible-wounds, late-night-reads, military-fiction, ptsd, rest, sleepless-nights, vulnerability

11 likes

#14

“Every story worth a damn is about getting inside someone else’s skin and living there. Not observing. Not empathizing. Living there. The rest is furniture.”
― J.K. Franko, What You Let In

tags: art-of-storytelling, books-about-writers, identity, immersive-reading, literary-readers, literary-thriller, metafiction, psychological, thriller, writers-who-read

169 likes

#15

“Attention is the rarest currency, and you spent a great deal of yours here. On me.”
― J.K. Franko, What You Let In

tags: attention, late-night-reading, metafiction, power-of-words, psychological, psychological-tension, psychological-thriller, thriller, thriller-readers, unsettling-reads

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#16

“I looked back down at the cursive. Not because it made sense, but because it felt aimed. Not at me. Past me. Toward whoever would come next.”
― J.K. Franko, What You Let In

tags: after-dark-reads, hidden-meaning, metafiction, power-of-words, psychological-horror, psychological-thriller, psychological-unease, suspense-readers, thriller, unsettling-reads

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#17

“I had the strange thought that from now on Samuel would just be a character in someone else’s story. Not a writer anymore. Just material. I suppose that happens to all of us eventually. Someone else picks up the pen.”
― J.K. Franko, What You Let In

tags: identity, legacy, literary-thriller, metafiction, mortality, narrative-control, quote-of-the-day, reflective-reads, thriller, thrillers-mystery

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#18

“Nicholas said coffins resemble doorways. Books do too.”
― J.K. Franko, What You Let In

tags: books-about-books, dark-symbolism, gothic-atmosphere, horror-readers, late-night-reading, metafiction, psychological-thriller, the-uncanny, thriller, thrillers-mystery

37 likes

#19

“Gossip is like thread wound over a spindle of truth, changing its shape.”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

tags: adventure, drama, fantasy, fantasy-adventure, fiction, historical-fantasy, intrigue, magic, mystery

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#20

“Whither be the heart of Justice?
            Lo, in stone, child. Lo, in stone.
            Whither be the heart of Justice?
            Lo, tis fast in stone.”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

tags: drama, fantasy, fiction-novel, fiction-writing, literary-fiction, magic-cultures, mystery, sorcery, wit

958 likes

#21

“Two lives call out. Résumé life and eulogy life. One is a list. The other, a story.”
― Dr. James Rachor, Wealthy Soul: A Guide to a Thriving Life with Meaning, Peace and Abundance

tags: character-matters, eulogy-life, faith-and-purpose, legacy-living, life-purpose, meaning-over-status, personal-growth, reflective-reading, resume-life, values-driven-life

228 likes

#22

“True wealth is counted by the futures we help transform, not just the fortunes we accumulate.”
― Dr. James Rachor, Wealthy Soul: A Guide to a Thriving Life with Meaning, Peace and Abundance

tags: christian-leadership, generational-impact, generous-living, kingdom-impact, legacy-building, meaningful-success, purposeful, servant-leadership, social-impact, transformational-leadership

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#23

“The world will try to make you efficient at meaningless things—busy, polished, perfectly useless. Don't fall for it. Efficiency is only noble when it serves purpose.”
― Dr. James Rachor, Wealthy Soul: A Guide to a Thriving Life with Meaning, Peace and Abundance

tags: intentional-living, life-guide, life-purpose, meaningful-work, mindful-success, personal-development, productivity-mindset, purpose-over-busyness, purposeful-productivity, values-driven-life

152 likes

#24

“Until the lions have their own historians”
― N.S. Wikarski, The Granite Key

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#25

“I understand books. I do not understand the world.”
― N.S. Wikarski, The Granite Key

tags: bookish-life, books-and-life, character-driven-fiction, inner-world, mystery, mystery-thriller, reflective-reads, self-doubt, thriller, vulnerability

64 likes

#26

“Nonna was steady and safe and always took a strong lead.”
― Jennifer Wizbowski, Poinsettia Girl: The Story of Agata della Pieta

tags: comfort-read, coming-of-age, found-family, grandmother-bond, historical-fiction, resilience, women-supporting-women

347 likes

#27

“You know what they say?” Nonna paused, “The character of the Venetian people is like the tide.”
― Jennifer Wizbowski, Poinsettia Girl: The Story of Agata della Pieta

tags: community, historical-fiction, human-nature, italian-history, thought-provoking, venice, wisdom

332 likes

#28

“Human language is not the only form of communication and transmission of information and in some cases, it is not the most effective.”
― Alexander Morpheigh, The Pythagorean

tags: beyondwords, deepreads, metaphysicalfiction, musicandenergy, spiritualfiction, thepythagorean, vibration

193 likes

#29

“In the case of our bodies, we cannot sew on additional organs or devices, but people can easily use the existing ‘standard equipment’ of their body, which is ‘delivered as standard from the manufacturer’ but which has huge built-in capabilities for ‘upgrading.”
― Alexander Morpheigh, The Pythagorean

tags: everydaymysticism, meditationpractice, mindbodyspirit, philosophicalfiction, spiritualjourney, thepythagorean, upgradeyourlife

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#30

“Knowledge Is Power and Power Is Dangerous”
― Alexander Morpheigh, The Pythagorean

tags: big-ideas, ethics, moral-choices, philosophical-fiction, power-and-responsibility, speculative-fiction, thought-provoking

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