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    Sara Pascoe
    “It is weird that the same two parents can come together and make two such different people.”
    ― Sara Pascoe, Faber Faber Weirdo Intense, also BRILLIANT, funny and forensically astute. Marian Keyes.
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    C. Toni Graham
    “Starting the week with the wind at my back as I glide into a world of endless possibilities.”
    ― C. Toni Graham
    tags: barriers, be-proud, believe, chase-dreams, cherish, conquering, life, love, smile, soar
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    Margarita Barresi
    “You boys must always remember your roots, everything that makes you Puerto Rican. Don’t ever lose the stain of the plantain,” Isa said.”
    ― Margarita Barresi, A Delicate Marriage
    tags: ballrooms, betrayal, family-dynamics, historical-puerto-rican-society, intimate, loyalty, lush, nostalgia, period-fiction, rebellion
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    Gabriel F.W. Koch
    “His remains consigned to the elements and wolves, would scattered across the March.”
    ― Gabriel F.W. Koch, Steel Blood
    tags: destruction, fast-paced, gripping, humans, irreversible-damage, literary-fiction, mission, struggles, threat, turmoil
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    Ellen J. Lewinberg
    “I have a question for you Water. What happens to the water in my body if I get angry at someone or if someone gets angry with me?”

    “A very good question,” said Water. “In either case, the water in your body gets upset and causes you to not feel very well. You feel sad, or maybe you will cry. Crying is good because it puts good endorphins into your body, and you will start to feel better. They help the water in your body to recover.”
    ― Ellen J. Lewinberg, Joey and His Friend Water
    tags: emotional-awareness, emotional-intelligence, energy-in-motion, holistic-parenting, magical-world, mindful-living, nurturing, nurturing-nature, storytelling-with-purpose, universe-connection
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    “Being tall and in a scarlet SIB uniform I looked as incongruous as a sunflower in a cabbage field”
    ― Murray Bailey, The Prisoner of Acre
    tags: critical-decisions, dangerous-journey, deadly-secrets, explosive-climax, foreign-intrigue, gripping-conclusion, past-catching-up, relentless-thriller, shadowy-world, shocking-revelations
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    Michael G. Kramer
    “McGregor went on to say, “Hamish, take word of this situation directly to Robert de Bruce, who is currently in the Glasgow area. Let him know that the Sassenach queen is at Tynemouth Priory and that we are going to capture her! She will fetch us a high ransom price from the Sassenach king!”
    ― Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
    tags: documentation, extensive, fictional-narratives, grounded, human-history, lovers, period-drama, power, research, societal-complexity
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  • #8
    “I stood up to go shake hands with him and I don’t remember anything else. What I do recall is the crowd yelling and me crying, while everything seemed to be moving in slow motion.”
    ― Vernon Davis, Playing Ball: Life Lessons from My Journey to the Super Bowl and Beyond
    tags: community, family, friendships, healing, life-experiences, love, realisation, self-discovery, support, time-management
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    “I’ve seen the anointing at work time and time again—people healed, oppression lifted, and lives completely transformed in an instant.”
    ― Kathryn Krick, Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression
    tags: change, church, examples, family, find-god, jesus, powerful, theology, upbringing, values
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    Anthony Burgess
    “If you believe in an unseen Christ, you will believe in the unseen Christlike potential of others”
    ― Anthony Burgess
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    Norton Juster
    “How are you going to make it move? It doesn't have a – "

    "Be very quiet," advised the duke, "for it goes without saying."

    And, sure enough, as soon as they were all quite still, it began to move quickly through the streets, and in a very short time they arrived at the royal palace.”
    ― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
    tags: puns, speech, wordplay
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    Bev Stout
    “He glared at her. "Aye, and you shall be the best cabin boy I have ever had or I will feed you to the sharks. Savvy?" He turned and stomped back to the
    ship”
    ― Bev Stout, Secrets of the Realm
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    Aimee Cabo Nikolov
    “#metooasachild”
    ― Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love
    tags: metooasachild
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    Dorothy Allison
    “I’m not sane when I don’t write. I suppose that’s the bottom line. The only way I know to understand the world is to remake it with story.”
    ― Dorothy Allison (Author)
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