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#1

“no one seemed to be thinking about how the “scandal” was affecting the lives of WE Charity’s beneficiaries. Her constant refrain was “The biggest loss was to the children.”
― Tawfiq S. Rangwala, What WE Lost: Inside the Attack on Canada’s Largest Children’s Charity

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#2

“Improving your tone essentially requires you to work on your communication skills.”
― Milan Kordestani, I'm Just Saying: A Guide to Maintaining Civil Discourse in an Increasingly Divided World

tags: civil-disclosure, divides, houghtful, inspiring, personal, practical-tools, reflections, respectful, social-commentary

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#3

“All apostles were disciples. Not all disciples were apostles. Disciples (Greek: mathetes) were pupils, hence, followers. Apostles (Greek: apostolos) were ambassadors, hence, leaders.”
― James Allen Moseley, Biographies of Jesus' Apostles: Ambassadors in Chains

tags: biblical-knowledge, god, hermeneutics, historical-data, history, jesus, life-stories, researched, study

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#4

“we found a body. A dead body.”
― Matt Francis, Murder in the Pacific: Ifira Point

tags: drama, excitement, fiction, fiction-novel, fictional, horror, murder, mysterious, thriller

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#5

“I loved those people. I love them now. And I fear
them.
And I am so very sorry for all that I did to them.”
― Katie Hall-May, Puck's Legacy

tags: captivating, drama, fiction, fiction-writing, page-turner, tense, universal, unpredictable

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#6

“The water far below was black in the shadow of the ship. A plank creaked. She froze. No noisy jump. It would have to be a dive. Head down into darkness. She’d never dived at night.”
― Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

tags: ancient-athens, fiction, golden-age, history, immersive, literature, love, military-campaigns, treacherous

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#7

“Then, like magic, it seemed like the universe provided a solution. And I thought—okay, this is how. This will work. There’s hope—light at the end of the tunnel. A silver lining, you know?” Roy shook his head. “Fuck. I was so stupid. I was too proud to realize that there was no way it could ever happen. That there couldn’t be a happy ending for us. It was just a set-up. You see, the universe still had accounts to settle. And Susie and I, we were way overdrawn.”
― J.K. Franko, Tooth for Tooth

tags: balance, equilibrium, justice, karma

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#8

“I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,” laughed Adam. “We won’t have to dispose of the body. I’ll get a pan and brush in a minute and flush him down the toilet.”
― Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and the Master

tags: drama, fantasy, fast-paced, fiction, magical, realistic, thriller, urban-fantasy

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#9

“Blake shook his head and smiled as the attorney general of the United States closed the door. As usual, the forecast called for a wonderful day at the United States Department of Justice. Unfortunately, the daily forecast would soon change, as would the life of Blake Hudson.”
― Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

tags: action, edge-of-your-seat, fast-paced, government, heart-pounding, humour, mysterious, mystery, thriller, u-s-justice

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#10

“Two simple words that will take you far in life: thank you. Don’t underestimate their power.”
― Gregory S. Works, Triumph: Life on the Other Side of Trials, Transplants, Transition and Transformation

tags: community, faith, fulfilling, insightful, life, live, perseverance, purposeful, transplant, unique-perspective

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#11

“After hearing the boy scream, the cats formed their pyramid in front of the glass door. Belle turned the handle while Harry and the others pushed the door open. They scrambled in and searched the room and small bathroom and shower. Bombarded with the boy’s scent, the cats continued to search. He had to be somewhere. A knock on the door startled the animals. Belle ran to the door and sniffed. “Food,” she whispered. “Must be for the boy.” “We must find that boy,” Harry said. “If the human enters, they will find us. Quickly, everyone, show time!” One-by-one, the cats crawled under the bed sheet and maneuvered between the opened books. “Just as in The Catman’s act,” Curry said, trying not to snicker. “Hush!” Belle scolded. Two moved upward, two downward, two to the right, and three to the left. Belle and Harry crouched in the middle. Allie crawled to the pillow and poked out her back and head. With her ears lowered, only her straggling black hair could be seen.”
― Mary K. Savarese, The Girl In The Toile Wallpaper

tags: adventure, adventure-books, coming-of-age, coming-of-age-fiction, engaging, fiction, new-adult, romance, ya-litterature, young-adult

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#12

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21 NASB”
― John Ramirez, Armed and Dangerous: The Ultimate Battle Plan for Targeting and Defeating the Enemy

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#13

“He glanced at Sally. She sat on the edge, her feet dangling over the two-hundred-foot drop, just like he’d done all those years ago, secretly hoping his parents would tell him to come back, that it was dangerous. They never even got out of the car.”
― Barry Kirwan, When the children come

tags: action, scared, thriller

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#14

“Campbell said something else.”
― Tim LaHaye, Thunder of Heaven

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#15

“Indifferent to gain or loss,
to victory or defeat,
prepare yourself for the battle”
― Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita

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#16

“Listen up - there's no war that will end all wars.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

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#17

“Boson forces don't exist in Quantum space. The Light of the World is only found this side of the Timewall.”
― Kyle Keyes, Matching Configurations

tags: sci-fi, science-fiction, scifi, scifi-adventure

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#18

“This commonplace cycle of falling asleep and waking, in darkness, under private cover, with another creature, a pale soft tender mammal, putting faces together in a ritual of affection, briefly settled in the eternal necessities of warmth, comfort, safety, crossing limbs to draw nearer - a simple daily consolation, almost too obvious, easy to forget by daylight.”
― Ian McEwan, Saturday

tags: love-relationships

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#19

“To see and feel one's beloved naked for the first time is one of life's pure, irreducible epiphanies. If there is a true religion in the universe, it must include that truth of contact or be forever hollow. To make love to the one true person who deserves that love is one of the few absolute rewards of being a human being, balancing all of the pain, loss, awkwardness, loneliness, idiocy, compromise, and clumsiness that go with the human condition. To make love to the right person makes up for a lot of mistakes.”
― Dan Simmons, The Rise of Endymion

tags: beauty, connection, happiness, inspiration, love, religion, sex

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#20

“Panting and out of breath all he can get out is, “Body! Body!”
“Mr. Ingly? Slow down! What’s the matter?”
“Dead body!”
Ingly, still panting and out of breath, sits down heavily in one of the cushy lobby chairs.
“Didn’t you hear me? There’s a dead man…lying on the sidewalk…just around the corner! Call the police! My dog is there. I couldn’t catch him!”
”
― Behcet Kaya, Murder in Buckhead

tags: drama, fiction, fiction-novel, fiction-writing, murder-mystery, mystery, noir, noir-mystery, organised-crime, secrets

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#21

“When you expect torture, kindness is more dangerous.”
― D.L. Maddox, The Dog Walker: The Prequel

tags: drama, emotional, fantasy, fiction, fiction-novel, mystery, supernatural-thrille, thriller

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#22

“He had an intrusive gaze and quietly confident manner, that seemed to strip away the layers of protective deception Scott would usually adopt around strangers.”
― R.D. Ronald, The Elephant Tree

tags: philosophical-musings

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#23

“Stop it!’ The girl jumped out of her chair, ‘Stop torturing me! Stop pretending you didn’t know each other, you planned all this, and then you waited for a wet day and then he was going to come in and then there is this story, and then he’d send the photos off, stop it! Leave me alone!’ She rushed to the door and tore it open and vanished down the hotel stairs.”
― Elizabeth Tebby Germaine, A MAN WHO SEEMED REAL: A story of love, lies, fear and kindness

tags: exorcism, heart-breaking, isolation, love, pain, paranoia, psychic, suspense, trauma, unusual

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#24

“I’ve had to think about the dark shadow side of friendship. This is the person who knows and loves you best, which means she knows all the ways to hurt and betray you.”
― Lisa See, The Island of Sea Women

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#25

“I know what every colored woman in this country is doing... Dying. Just like me. But the difference is they dying like a stump. Me, I’m going down like one of those redwoods. I sure did live in this world.”
― Toni Morrison

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#26

“We live only a few conscious decades, and we fret ourselves enough for several lifetimes.”
― Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir

tags: anxiety, life

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#27

“... Modesty is Vanity's craftier stepbrother.”
― David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks

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#28

“Don't take my advice. Or anyone's advice. Trust yourself. For good or for bad, happy or unhappy, it's your life, and what you do with it has always been entirely up to you.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Best of Me

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