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#2

“Stand in the machine there, let’s see what state your internal organs are in. The images will be projected on screen, and I can go through the diagnosis with you, step by step.” Brown did as he was told and soon images of his vital organs appeared on the screen.  As you can see, your heart is slightly enlarged and your lungs and kidneys are not in good shape either. Have you been experiencing any pain lately?” “Not that I can think of. What can you do to help?” “Difficult to say, you see you are dying” said the Doctor. You can see the discolouration in your kidneys.” Brown strained his eyes.”
― Max Nowaz, The Arbitrator

tags: action, action-and-adventure, action-thriller, drama, fiction-novel, fiction-writing, suspense-thriller

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#3

“Mead.
O sweet elixir,
Ye bless the lips and steal the wits.
”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

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

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#4

“Crete, May 1941. It was nearly five o’clock when the three soldiers reached the end of the olive grove. The dust-filled air shimmered in the late-afternoon heat. Their bodies ached, their uniforms were caked with dirt and sweat and they were hungry, thirsty and exhausted. The sensible thing now would be to lay up where they were for a few hours’ rest, then finish the journey under cover of darkness. But there was a tight deadline to meet. The evacuation vessel was scheduled to leave at midnight and they had been warned the captain wouldn’t wait for stragglers.”
― Mark Ellis, The French Spy

tags: documented, indochina-war, insightful, recount-of-war, united, unity, unrest, warring, world

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#5

“She didn’t just feel safe.
She felt chosen.
And for the first time in her life, that felt… right.”
― D.L. Maddox, The Dog Walker: The Prequel

tags: drama, evocative, excitement, fiction-novel, fictional, horror, redemptive, self-actualisation, struggles, thriller

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#7

“A thin smile spreads, and the image morphs into that of Lucifer. “You will not succeed. Darkness always prevails.”
― Tricia Copeland, To be a Fae Guardian

tags: adventure, fantasy, fascinating, fiction, fiction-novel, intrigue, literary-fiction, magic, magic-cultures, spiritual

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#8

“All our lives are symbols. Everything we do is part of a pattern we have at least some say in. The strong make their own patterns and influence other people’s, the weak have their courses mapped out for them. The weak and the unlucky, and the stupid.”
― Iain Banks, The Wasp Factory

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#9

“I can never stop thanking you. If I never stop, I never need to say farewell. A river rushes between us. You follow it north, I pursue it south. When I weep because I miss you, my tears will seep through your cavern. Your face is kind as a shawl in winter, or a diamond for a song. My family keeps an inn. You have a chamber in my heart. No rent is due. Farewell. Farewell.”
― Gail Carson Levine, Fairest

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#10

“When they see us dance. When they see how you look at me. When they see how I smile at you.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Other Boleyn Girl

tags: romance

55 likes

#11

“A slavish concern for the composition of words is the sign of a bankrupt intellect.”
― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth

tags: humor

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#12

“I have always thought it rather interesting to follow the involuntary movements of fear in clever people. Fools coarsely display their cowardice in all its nakedness, but the others are able to cover it with a veil so delicate, so daintily woven with small plausible lies, that there is some pleasure to be found in contemplating this ingenious work of the human intelligence.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville

tags: human-nature

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#13

“i have no point in procrastinating any longer..”
― Flora Rheta Schreiber

tags: laziness, life

38 likes

#14

“Gray-matter auditors stepped in and shut down my eyes, confiscated my keys.”
― Gary Clemenceau, Banker's Holiday: A Novel of Fiscal Irregularity

tags: auditors, corporategreed, officesatire, oneliners, sharethis, surrealnoir, weirdlit

89 likes

#15

“This sounds admirable! I do so much admire what you are doing. Using this wonderful old house.”
― Elizabeth Tebby Germaine, A MAN WHO SEEMED REAL: A story of love, lies, fear and kindness

tags: alone, haunted, hostile, illusion, mystery, sadness, tragedy, trickery, unusual, vatican-archives

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#17

“Awakened to the crow of a rooster almost old enough to retire to a cooking pot.”
― Gabriel F.W. Koch, Steel Blood

tags: determination, family-love, motherly-love, motivation, space, stabbed, sword-fighting, time, time-space-continuum, violence

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#18

“t felt like stepping into a spa, or a dream, or a memory she hadn’t known she missed.”
― D.L. Maddox, The Dog Walker: The Prequel

tags: action, fantasy, fast-paced, intense, psychological, scary, supernatural, tense, thriller, uspense

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#19

“Ruth, do what you must to keep our family out of harm’s way.”
― Dorlies von Kaphengst Meissner Rasmussen, Escaping the Russian Onslaught: A Family’s Story of Fleeing the Russian Army after Hitler’s Nazi Regime

tags: action, drama, exciting, fast-paced, fiction, honour, military, powerful, revenge, war

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#20

“Cairo. An inter-services game of cricket was in progress in the lush grounds behind him as Powell made his way through the grand portal of the Gezira Sporting Club. It was a hot and humid day and Powell was dripping with sweat. A fellow officer had given him a lift for part of the way but he had had to walk the last mile. Uniformed Egyptian attendants bowed and guided him through the lobby towards the bar, where he could see his host with a drink already in hand.”
― Mark Ellis, The French Spy

tags: commandos, courage, defence, freedom, french-army, liberation, ptsd, special-forces, strength, war

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#21

“I had a little help from my Glimmers.”
― Robert Agnello, The Glimmers Save Christmas

tags: animals, children-books, faith, fiction, fiction-books, friendship, heart-warming, hope, love, pets

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#22

“ Mary fought a savage impulse to slam the door on the couple. But they were too interesting to ignore in the circumstances of the murder. She caught sight of Richard spitting out a mouthful of hair.”
― Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds

tags: drama, excitement, fiction, fiction-novel, mysterious, mystery, noir-mystery, suspense, tense, thriller

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#23

“In those happy days before Notre Dame Cathedral burned and Paris streets became thick with electric scooters.”
― Theasa Tuohy, Mademoiselle le Sleuth

tags: action, adventure, drama, dramatic, fast-paced, investigation, mystery, thriller

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#24

“All who cross the bridge into our domain must bring good cheer and entertainment. It all begins with a nose-to-nose and ends with a compelling story. In return, we will offer replenishment. That is our custom... There is no option to refuse,” added the GSD. With his nose, he indicated the side of the bridge. “It’s a long way down.” As Garth drew himself up in indignation the GSD roared with laughter, as did several of his compatriots. “Just my bit of fun,” he chortled. “We don’t see many strangers around here. I couldn’t resist it.”
― Graham Pryor, Cerberus

tags: action-packed, adventure, ai-mainframe, drama, dystopian, fiction, human-evolution, literary-fiction, thrilling, turmoil

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#25

“But I will say this: When the scientists of the future show up at my house with robot eyes and they tell me to try them on, I will tell the scientists to screw off, because I do not want to see a world without him.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

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#26

“Day
Play
We play all day.
Night
Fight
We fight all night.”
― Dr. Seuss, Hop On Pop

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#27

“world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.”
― Dave Cullen, Columbine

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#28

“My God died young. Theolatry i found
Degrading, and its premises, unsound.
No free man needs God; but was I free?”
― Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire

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#29

“Estoy obligado a tolerar que el sol salga todos los días. Es monstruoso. Es inhumano.”
― Julio Cortázar

tags: rayuela

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#30

“I'm no military expert, and these figures might not be exactly right,' I said. 'But as best I can tell, we've launched 114 Tomahawk cruise missiles into Afghanistan so far. Now take the cost of one of those missiles, tipped with a Raytheon guidance system, which I think is about $840,000. For that much money, you could build dozens of schools that could provide tens of thousands of students with a balanced, non extremist education over the course of a generation. Which do you think will make us more secure?”
― Greg Mortenson, Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

tags: missiles, schools

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