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#1

“I’ve been amazed as an adult that most people don’t have stories constantly playing in their minds.”
― Jack Borden

tags: artistic-expression, creativity, enduring-ideas, forgotten-meaning, imagination, mental-storytelling, philosophical, storytelling, the-power-of-words, timelessness

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#2

“I prefer death to dishonor for me and my child.”
― Gabriel F.W. Koch, Steel Blood

tags: compelling, danger, different-worlds, escape, fear, intrigue, power, secrets, twists, unexpected

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#3

“Our experiences are all a result of our personal energy signature, which develops from our focus of attention. Once we realize this, we can create a world of light and love in our personal consciousness, which also flows into the consciousness of humanity and the entire cosmos.”
― Kenneth Schmitt, Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness

tags: awareness, cosmos, energy-flow, photons, quantum-energy, quantum-entanglement, quantum-realm, space-and-time, subatomic-particles, unseen-energies

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#4

“Bias in the workplace is a form of tribalism – you’re either in or out”
― Hanna Hasl-Kelchner, Seeking Fairness at Work: Cracking the New Code of Greater Employee Engagement, Retention & Satisfaction

tags: accountability, bias, crucial, factors, full-potential, non-fiction, perception, relationship, satisfaction, self-awareness

155 likes

#5

“    The weapon gave a rusty croak. ‘I don’t normally do weather reports anymore,’ the gun informed him politely.
     ‘Why is that?’
     ‘Ever since the demise of the old metropolis, there has been no control of the weather systems. Anyone who would have appreciated a weather forecast perished an awful long time ago. Besides, every time I started to inform my potential victims of the current cloud formations, or wind velocity, or barometric pressure, or potential precipitation, they simply ran away.”
― A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange

tags: fiction, hi-tech, inventions, love, mystery, past, plot-turns, science, twists

128 likes

#6

“When the masses are against you, when fear is on every side, and when it seems like you are standing alone, that is when you should stand the tallest. That is when you plant yourself like a mountain, and you do what your heart knows is right. Even if death will be your only reward.”
― Ammar Habib, The Heart of Aleppo: A Story of the Syrian Civil War

tags: aleppo, civil-war, coming-of-age, syria, young-adult

46 likes

#7

“When I was young, I was so interested in baseball that my family was afraid I'd waste my life and be a pitcher. Later they were afraid I'd waste my life and be a poet. They were right.”
― Robert Frost

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#8

“Kitsch causes two tears to flow in quick succession. The first tear says: How nice to see children running on the grass!

The second tear says: How nice to be moved, together with all mankind, by children running on the grass!”
― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

tags: kitsch

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#9

“فهذا ما يحافظ على مدن البشر ويجمعها معاً: الحفاظ على القانون.”
― Euripides, Suppliant Women

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#10

“Suddenly it wasn't only a personal thing to me. I could picture hundreds and hundreds of boys living on the wrong sides of cities, boys with black eyes who jumped at their own shadows. Hundreds of boys who maybe watched sunsets and looked at stars and ached for something better. I could see boys going down under street lights because they were mean and tough and hated the world, and it was too late to tell them that there was still good in it, and they wouldn't believe you if you did.”
― S.E. Hinton

tags: the-outsiders

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#11

“Braccas meas vescimini!"
I wasn't sure where the Latin came from. I think it meant 'Eat my pants!”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

1741 likes

#12

“The moisture in the air sat in the crevices of storefront windows, like the tears that welled in the corners of her dark brown eyes.”
― Jennifer Wizbowski, Poinsettia Girl: The Story of Agata della Pieta

tags: coming-of-age, emotional-reads, grief, historical-fiction, lyrical-prose, strong-heroine, venice

603 likes

#13

“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

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#14

“The sky was stark, stale, and gray. The air, cold.”
― Jennifer Wizbowski, Poinsettia Girl: The Story of Agata della Pieta

tags: atmospheric, coming-of-age, historical-fiction, italian-history, literary-setting, venice, winter-mood

212 likes

#15

“Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

tags: drama, dramatic, exciting, fantasy, fiction-novel, fiction-writing, intrigue, mystery, past, wit

962 likes

#16

“At what point does faith become insanity?”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

tags: drama, dramatic, fantasy, fiction-novel, fiction-writing, intrigue, magic, mystery, past, wit

903 likes

#17

“Those who seek glory in power become less when they abuse it, yes.”
― Elijah Wingnut, Vegas then Rome

tags: ambition, cost-of-glory, dark-fantasy, desire, fantasy, fantasy-book-club, historical-fantasy, human-dignity, moral-responsibility, power-and-corruption

53 likes

#18

“I love the night diamonds. If I could travel to the sky like the gods, I would make a necklace from them.”
― Elijah Wingnut, Vegas then Rome

tags: beauty-in-small-things, dreams, escapist-reads, fantasy, historical-fantasy, imagination, nighttime-reading, starlight, time-travel-fantasy, wonder

45 likes

#19

“Lust is so sweet when flavoured with guilt.”
― Elijah Wingnut, Vegas then Rome

tags: adult-fantasy, desire, guilt, historical-fantasy, inner-conflict, provocative-reads, spicy-romance, temptation, transgression

52 likes

#20

“I understood you had all the wealth you need. Be careful not to lose yourself in search of more.”
― Elijah Wingnut, Vegas then Rome

tags: ambition, book-club-discussion, fantasy, fantasy-romance, historical-fantasy, identity, knowing-when-to-stop, reflective-reads, self-worth, wealth-and-status

49 likes

#21

“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

102 likes

#22

“Your body will decay after death, but your mind will still exist!”
― Michael G. Kramer, The Full Circle for Mick

tags: buddhism, faith, growth, mindfulness, mortality, philosophicalfiction, pray, reflectivereads, spirits, spiritualarc

67 likes

#23

“It is a matter of record that I was diagnosed as suffering from PTSD.”
― Michael G. Kramer, The Full Circle for Mick

tags: civil, compassionreads, historicalfiction, mentalhealthinfiction, ptsd, spiritual, traumaandrecovery, veterans, wisdom, wise

45 likes

#24

“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

#25

“Information becomes knowledge only when it finds an application in real life.”
― Alexander Morpheigh, The Pythagorean

tags: apply-it, growth-mindset, life-lessons, philosophical-fiction, practical-learning, self-improvement, wisdom

135 likes

#26

“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

#27

“Love Has Neither Time Nor Distance”
― Alexander Morpheigh, The Pythagorean

tags: book-quotes, connection, heart-and-mind, love-across-time, romantic-philosophy, speculative-fiction, time-travel-fiction

107 likes

#28

“None of the other kids my age has to do all the grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, and bill paying. It’s just not fair that I have to be an adult when I’m still a kid.”
― Wayne Edwards, A Stone's Throw: A heartwarming story of a city girl and her rancher grandfather turning adversity into love and community

tags: book-club-pick, childhood, coming-of-age, emotional-truth, family, heartfelt-reads, historical-fiction, resilience

261 likes

#29

“Try not to worry, honey. We’ll take very good care of Dimwit, and I have a good feeling that we’ll be calling you to come pick him up in no time. In the meantime, I’ll call you every evening with a report on how he’s doing.”
― Wayne Edwards, A Stone's Throw: A heartwarming story of a city girl and her rancher grandfather turning adversity into love and community

tags: animal-lovers, comfort-reads, community-care, found-family, heartwarming, hope, kindness, small-town-support

138 likes

#30

“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

284 likes

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