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    Michael G. Kramer
    “Although enemy forces had overrun the mortar and some gun positions, they did not have everything their own way.”
    ― Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy
    tags: documented, factual, indochina-war, insightful, recount-of-war, united, unity, unrest, warring, world
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    Robert Reid
    “Audun, there is something I must now explain to you. You are the illegitimate son of Alberon, who now calls himself Emperor of the North.”
    ― Robert Reid, The Emperor
    tags: action, drama, exciting, fast-paced, fiction, intrigue, military, powerful, revenge, war
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    Gary Clemenceau
    “Americans have a love affair with weak coffee.’ ‘And you’re a coffee expert, too,’ Gwen said, cutting a thick slice of apple pie.”
    ― Gary Clemenceau, Banker's Holiday: A Novel of Fiscal Irregularity
    tags: characterdynamics, dialoguegold, literarysatire, sharethis, smalltowndiner, wryhumor
    105 likes

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  • #4
    “Just been poisoned by my gran. Nothing says Christmas better than familicide and anaphylactic shock.”
    ― R.D. Ronald
    tags: christmas, life, musings, poisoned
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    Max Nowaz
    “He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession.
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    ― Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and the Master
    tags: drama, fantasy, fast-paced, fiction, fictional, magical, realistic, suspense, thriller
    283 likes

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    Mark Ellis
    “With the rum bottle empty, Marsh had moved on to the Guinness in the kitchen cupboard. After a bottle and a half, he’d decided that action was required.the most satisfying sort of action he could think of was ending the little boy’s life.”
    ― Mark Ellis, Death of an Officer
    tags: atrocities, death, discovery, facts, fiction, lies, literature, nazis, politics, secrets
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    “The premiere was as exciting as the 1938 boxing match between Max Schmeling and Joe Lewis.”
    ― Dorlies von Kaphengst Meissner Rasmussen, Escaping the Russian Onslaught: A Family’s Story of Fleeing the Russian Army after Hitler’s Nazi Regime
    tags: drama, duke, fantasy, historical, history, love, revolution, title, travel, war
    73 likes

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    H. Meadow Hopewell
    “As soon as something incredible happens, and I think I can take on the world, then boom, a warhead drops a payload on me.”
    ― H. Meadow Hopewell, Rage Against the Machine
    tags: abuse-of-power, ai, ai-theme, artificial-intelligence, cyberpunk, futuristic, machine-learning, machines, science-fiction, techno
    30 likes

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    William Gibson
    “When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart.”
    ― William Gibson, Zero History
    tags: design, engineering, psychoanalysis, psychology
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    Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
    “Maybe the greatest madness is to see life as it is rather than what it could be.”
    ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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    Sylvia Plath
    “Please don’t expect me to always be good and kind and loving. There are times when I will be cold and thoughtless and hard to understand.

    (This quote is probably wrongly attributed to Sylvia Plath)”
    ― Sylvia Plath
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    Eoin Colfer
    “The craft's occupants clutched their armrests, and more than one of them closed their eyes. But not Artemis. He couldn't. There was something morbidly fascinating about flying into an uncharted tunnel at a reckless speed with only a kleptomaniac dwarf's word for what lay at the other end.”
    ― Eoin Colfer, The Arctic Incident
    tags: humour
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    Irma S. Rombauer
    “Sprouts have come under intense scrutiny since they are grown in an environment that invites unwanted bacteria and are often consumed raw. In fact, many large grocery store chains do not carry sprouts of any kind to avoid liability concerns. If you are cooking for anyone with a compromised immune system, we recommend avoiding sprouts or cooking them before serving.”
    ― Irma S. Rombauer, Joy of Cooking
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