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#1

“George’s utterance of the nest and the trap belonged to a bigger mystery she did not yet understand. One day I will, she promised herself. She would stake her life that those last words from her son would be solved by her. They were steppingstones into… whatever the wind and the stars and the valiant trees held for her.”
― Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds

tags: betrayal, dramatic, fiction, fiction-novel, intrigue, investigation, mystery, noir-mystery, suspense, thriller

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#2

“At what point does faith become insanity?”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

tags: drama, dramatic, fantasy, fiction-novel, fiction-writing, intrigue, magic, mystery, past, wit

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#3

“And just when you start thinking that you've accepted who you are, that changes, too. Because who you are is not permanent.”
― Andrew Davidson, The Gargoyle

tags: changes, life

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#4

“Reading was the only amusement I allowed myself”
― Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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#5

“These homes of love we build, house many rooms, sanded and painted in the shades and colours of our life, furnished with those moments that, however inconsequential they may seem to others, have in fact, defined us.”
― Annie Proulx, The Shipping News

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#6

“An Indian Revolution?
No Sir. It won't happen. People in this country are still waiting for the war of their freedom from somewhere else - from jungles, from the mountains, from China, from Pakistan. That will never happen.”
― Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger

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#7

“It's the clothes that make them think you're not really there.”
― Robert M. Pirsig, Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals

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#8

“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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#9

“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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#10

“I'm the biggest critic of my own work, but sometimes you nail a chapter so good that you have to take a step back and admire that bitch.”
― R.D. Ronald

tags: admire, bitch, confidence, critic, inspirational, life, writing

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#11

“He reached for one of her fidgeting hands, grasping hold. Her eyes met his then faltered, lowered and grazed over his damaged skin. Her gaze burning nearly as deep as the wounds.”
― Lotchie Burton, Gabriel's Fire

tags: adventure, attitude, excitement, exciting, explore, fast-paced, full-on, gripping, intrigue, thrilling

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#12

“My grandmother said, ‘It doesn’t really matter where you had to go, where you got the ring, or where you played the Super Bowl, all that matters is that you put in the work, you deserved it, and you earned it.”
― Vernon Davis, Playing Ball: Life Lessons from My Journey to the Super Bowl and Beyond

tags: community-building, death, drama, eccentricities, fiction, friends, friendship, fun, humour, life

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#13

“Well, thank you, Charles. Can I have another one of those for Aideen?”
― Steven Decker, Time Chain: A Time Travel Novel

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#14

“Meantime, a midsize Labrador mutt cut me off at the cul-de-sac. He was in desperate need of a rubdown. I gave it a thought but feared his bark and constant gruff. I locked eyes then noticed his black and white patches rotated with agitations. He yapped and yapped and bluffed mightily, but he cautiously stayed a safe distance away. Eventually, he lost all courage and quietly ran for shelter. As for me, I never stopped advancing toward my brother’s place. It took some effort but

I serpentine and zigzagged my way through dandelions and fast-food wrappings lying in the
yard.

The closer I got, the more definite the sounds of dishes breaking, kids playing, infants testing

their lungs, and TVs watching themselves became. Jerry and his wife had separated some time ago. Regardless, he was left with four adult daughters still in the nest. Obviously, the girls brought kids of their own to the mix. But everything unfolding before me appeared chaotic on the other side of that threshold. That entire scene grew larger andmore intimidating with every timid step I took.”
― Harold Phifer, My Bully, My Aunt, & Her Final Gift

tags: abandonment, blessed, children, destiny, enemy, family, family-driven, honour, prophetic, transformation

67 likes

#15

“It is working for God, not a boss. Maybe you will get a raise in consciousness.”
― Tom Hillman, Digging for God

tags: drama, empathy, healing, imagination, imaginery, insight, meditating, meditation, second-person, self-love

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#16

“Warmth radiated from her skin in waves. Her pulse beneath his fingertips. The telltale flutter in her neck. Life. It mattered, was precious. And could be taken away in an instant.”
― J. Rose Black, Losing My Breath

tags: fiction, humorous-american-fiction, humorous-fiction, literary, love, new-adult, romance, romcom, satire, steamy

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#17

“The relevant measures are not ease and difficulty. The relevant measures are readiness and unreadiness. If the time isn’t right for a new idea, no power on earth can make it catch on, but if the time is right, it will sweep the world like wildfire.”
― Daniel Quinn, The Story of B: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit

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#18

“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”
― Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

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#19

“Sintió como la sangre caliente volvía a darle vida y como se apoderaba de él la voluntad de llevar a cabo lo que se había propuesto, incluso con más fuerza que antes, porque ahora la voluntad no tenía su origen en un simple anhelo, sino que había surgido de una decisión meditada… Poseía para ello una personalidad demasiado tenaz, un temperamento demasiado retorcido y un espíritu demasiado refinado.”
― Patrick Süskind, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

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#20

“Maybe it’s seventy years in the future and you found this book in a stack of junk being used to block the entrance of an abandoned Starbucks that is now a feeding station for the alien militia. If that’s the case, I have some questions for you. Such as: “Did we really ruin the environment as much as we thought?” and “Is Glee still a thing?”
― Tina Fey, Bossypants

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#21

“No. There is no balance, and no retribution, and no rules. The rules and balances you blather about are hopeful creations of a man fearing death.”
― Dave Eggers, You Shall Know Our Velocity!

tags: balance, death, god, life

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#22

“لعلها شيخوختي الحالية هي التي تجعلني أشعر - وأنا آثم في ذلك - بأن كل ما عشته في شبابي كان جميلاً وصالحاً .”
― Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose

tags: اسم-الوردة

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#23

“Hours passed—or maybe days. It didn’t matter. The body adapted. But the mind—
The mind needed purpose.
”
― D.L. Maddox, The Dog Walker: The Prequel

tags: complexity, dark-humour, drama, dramatic, emotionally-charged, fiction, heart-wrenching, human-fragility, intrigue, thriller

360 likes

#24

“She skirted the offensive dressing table with its glaring bright bulbs where Georgie had bled to death and moved to a dark corner of the basement dressing room.”
― Theasa Tuohy, Mademoiselle le Sleuth

tags: action, action-thriller, discovery, diversity, fiction, grief, intrigue, manipulation, strength, suffering

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#25

“The craggy lines that made up the character in his face now seemed like scars of defeat, inflicted on him over time.”
― R.D. Ronald, The Elephant Tree

tags: defeated, philosophical-reflection

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#26

“The glow from all the Glimmers was so bright, Roger handed Santa sunglasses.
The sleigh slowly rose in a bright ball of light. It almost looked like a snow globe.
"Merry Christmas to all, keep your Glimmer light bright.”
― Robert Agnello, The Glimmers Save Christmas

tags: children-s-books, children-s-picture-book, good, graceful, humble, imagination, kids-reading, kindness, play, possibilities

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#27

“She's a gift, you see,
rare and precious
as wild grass
or heron in flight;
unpredictable,
beyond imitation,
gemstone perfect.
”
― Don Hynes, Something Will Change Me: Poems of Soul and Spirit

tags: confidence, destiny, explore, journey, opportunity, power, pride, satisfaction, values, wander

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#28

“Murder calls were never welcome, but this one had a small silver lining.it was going to get Merlin out of a sticky predicament.”
― Mark Ellis, Death of an Officer

tags: army, british-empire, drama, dublin, epic, fact, fiction, suspense, trilogy

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#29

“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.
”
― Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and the Master

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

283 likes