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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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    Robert Reid
    “He that can milk the cow and plough the furrow before talking wisdom with the Lord is indeed a man of special gifts”
    ― Robert Reid, The Empress:
    tags: danger, enemies, fast-paced, fighting, historical-fantasy-fiction, inspiring, lineage, unity, unrest, violence
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    “Decker smiled and shrugged off their laughter. The humour was only barbed if you sat on the outside, and now he was one of them.”
    ― R.D. Ronald, The Zombie Room
    tags: defiant, one-of-them
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    Michael Parker
    “Never Give Up!”
    ― Michael Parker
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    Michael G. Kramer
    “Adrian von Trotha was thinking, “Soldiers must obey their officers and I shall enforce that! As well, the enemy will not obtain any leniency from me!”
    ― Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
    tags: betterment, education, educational, engagement, learning, life, past, present, reflections, soul
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    Therisa Peimer
    “Aurelia, not all those women are uppity aristocratic bitches. Most of them are normal nice girls trying to survive in shark-infested waters, so if you want to make a difference, why not go in there and change the way things work?" "How?" Marcus smiled deviously. "By unseating the queen bee and changing the rules." "That sounds like a great idea, Colonel. Lead me to the beehive.”
    ― Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
    tags: adventure, dramatic, dystopian, fantasy, fiction-action, good-v-s-evil, mystery, science-fiction
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    Alan Bradley
    “From the vaulted arches several stories above us, entire, mature trees were growing, reaching leafy boughs down into the open air between the floor and ceiling. There was a full glade growing up there, oak, birch, maple, and elm, like someone had carved out a few acres of the park and fixed it there upside down.”
    ― Alan Bradley, The Sixth Borough
    tags: drama, dramatic, emotional-depth, entertaining, fiction-writing, insight, mystery, supernatural-intrigue, tense, thought-provoking
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    George Bernard Shaw
    “No use slaving for me and then saying you want to be cared for: who cares for a slave? If you come back, come back for the sake of good fellowship; for you’ll get nothing else.”
    ― George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion / My Fair Lady
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    Sophocles
    “What a splendid king you'd make of a desert island - you and you alone.”
    ― Sophocles, Antigone
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    Ken Kesey
    “she followed their expert lead and laughed along—they knew the secret of black, that it could not be made blacker, and if neither could it be made lighter, it could still be made funnier.”
    ― Ken Kesey, Sometimes a Great Notion
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    Primo Levi
    “Hitler Almanyası'nda özel bir tutum yaygındı: Bilen konuşmuyor, bilmeyen sormuyor ve soru sorana yanıt verilmiyordu.”
    ― Primo Levi, Se questo è un uomo - La tregua
    tags: bunlar-da-mi-i-nsan
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    “—Every word counts.
    —Choose power words.
    —Hemingway would approve.
    —Focus and narrow.
    —Ideas are collapsible.
    —Remember Miles Davis.”
    ― Andrew Clements, No Talking
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    Gary Chapman
    “The object of love is not getting something you want but doing something for the well-being of the one you love. It is a fact, however, that when we receive afirming words we are far more likely to be motivated to reciprocate.”
    ― Gary Chapman, The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts
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