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    Claudia Clark
    “At one point, approximately halfway through her remarks, Merkel stated in German something about ‘being able to greet the president of the United States of America, Barack Obama,’ and an overly ambitious Obama, who perhaps thought that was his cue, headed toward the podium.  Perhaps catching the president’s movement out of the corner of her eye, Merkel thought quickly, and without even looking up from her notes, she told the excited American president, in English, ‘Not yet, dear Mr. President, dear Barack Obama.’ Obama sheepishly returned to his seat to allow the chancellor to finish her speech.”
    ― Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
    tags: american-history, diplomacy, european-history, history, international, literary, politics, speeches, women-in-politics
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    Max Nowaz
    “You don’t think he’s our man?” asked Adam. It occurred to him that Ramsbottom was not exactly forthcoming with information.
    “I didn’t say that,” Ramsbottom said. “In fact he is behaving very cautiously indeed, which makes me feel very suspicious.”
    “He has probably figured out that you are following him,” said Adam. “One can hardly fail to notice you hanging around all the time.”
    “That may be so,” said Ramsbottom.
    “Can’t you get a disguise or something?” asked Adam. “So he does not recognise you.”
    ― Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky
    tags: action, adventure-books, fantasy, fantasy-adventure, fantasy-thriller, fiction, humour, magic, magical-realm, thriller
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    Michael G. Kramer
    “He said, “Sir, we are in a very bad position! We have lost many soldiers KIA (Killed in Action) and many more are wounded. Sir, today is the twenty third of March, and I suggest that we get the hell out of the entire Hoa Binh area before we all end up as dead men!”
    ― Michael G. Kramer
    tags: death, documented, kia, recount-of-war, united, unity, unrest, warring, world
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    Gina Buonaguro
    “One year from now, a decade, a century, half a millennium, will things be different? Dare we dream it? When we are seen for ourselves, not just as the conduit of progeny, heirs, lineage, not just as beautiful objects to be protected, inspected, appreciated, but for who we are at the core . . .”
    ― Gina Buonaguro, The Virgins of Venice
    tags: convent, fighting, justice, nuns, researched, sixteenth-century-venice, survival, venice, women-rights
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    Irvine Welsh
    “[...] but it's aw hate, hate, hate wi some punters, and whair does it git us likesay, man? Whair the fuck does it git us?”
    ― Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting
    tags: hate
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    Sherman Alexie
    “[Or perhaps my friends should have realized that they shouldn't have left behind the FRICKING REASON FOR THEIR PROTEST!
    And that thought just cracked me up.]
    It was like my friends had walked over the backs of baby seals in order to get to the beach where they could protest against the slaughter of baby seals.”
    ― Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
    tags: baby, dark-humor, funny, irony, misguided-protest, protest, seals
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    Samuel Beckett
    “Yes, light, there is no other word for it.”
    ― Samuel Beckett
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    Angie Thomas
    “Why don’t they shoot that nigga Voldemort?”
    ― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
    tags: humor
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    Ernest Cline
    “everyone began to call them “sharters”
    ― Ernest Cline, Ready Player Two
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    James Dashner
    “Phase Two. The Scorch Trials.”
    ― James Dashner, The Scorch Trials
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    Michael G. Kramer
    “The Vietnamese soldier said, “Before I spoke to her, I had given her a cooked ration of rice. Instead of her being grateful for the meal, she abused me! What gives with these Kampuchean People?”

    (A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two)”
    ― Michael G. Kramer
    tags: battles, death, determination, fighting, fighting-for-your-life, grit, inspiring, veterans
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    J.K. Franko
    “Mr. Park’s home, which doubled as his office, was small, dark, and stank of old man. Although Mr. Park was not that old, he was cheap and unmarried. And that smell, and the smell of old man, are easily confused.”
    ― J.K. Franko
    tags: new-book, next-novel, what-makes-you-stronger
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    Max Nowaz
    “Where’s everybody? I thought you had started production.”
“They’ve got a day off, but don’t worry you’ll see the machinery is here.”
But Brown was worried. As they entered the canteen, the lights came on
automatically. There was nobody there.
“What’s going…...” but he never finished the sentence. Brown felt a sharp pain on the
side of his head and everything went black.”
    ― Max Nowaz, The Arbitrator
    tags: action, action-thriller-fiction, drama, fiction, intrigue, mystery, suspense, thriller
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    Sara Pascoe
    “The sunset bled into the edges of the village. Smoke curled out of the cottage chimney like a crooked finger.”
    ― Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
    tags: action, fantasy, fantasy-adventure, fantasy-thriller, fiction, historical-fantasy, magic, thriller, urban-fantasy, ya-paranormal
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    “It’s a humbling realization that sometimes what we think we want may not align with what God knows we truly need.”
    ― Gregory S. Works, Triumph: Life on the Other Side of Trials, Transplants, Transition and Transformation
    tags: eye-opening, good-health, health, inspiring, mental-health, physical-ailments, post-transplant, spiritual-health, transformation, transition
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    Robert Reid
    “Footfalls in the hallway, outside the door, alerted Audun to the fact that they had company. The steps were light, a woman’s step, Audun suddenly thought. A moment later the woman entered the room. Her light brown hair was tinged with grey, and the rich black velvet gown she wore spoke to her status. The hazel eyes swept the room. In that instant Audun knew with certainty the identity of his visitor.
    “Good morning, grandmother. Have you come to offer me my crown?”
    Robert Reid – The Son”
    ― Robert Reid, The Son
    tags: fantasy-fiction, historical-fiction, medieval-fantasy
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    Judith Viorst
    “It was a terrible horrible no good very bad day”
    ― Judith Viorst
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    Anne Frank
    “Whoever is happy will make others happy.”
    ― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
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    Todd Burpo
    “Now was not the time to quit and mourn. Now was the time for prayer and action.”
    ― Todd Burpo, Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
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