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    “After a week he was moved to a different wing and into a shared six-by-eight with a grizzled old con called Alf. He had faded tattoos that stained most of the visible skin on his hands, arms and neck a dull blue, sharp eyes and a thick beard that made his mouth look like an axe wound on a bear.”
    R.D. Ronald, The Zombie Room

  • #2
    “...if I did not try to understand the psychology of people, well I think my ballads would be missing something. I think trying to become the characters…is the key to writing them…”
    Cade Mengler, The Companions

  • #3
    Michael G. Kramer
    “Fritz Kramer said, “I cannot see why my treatment of my Chinese workers as equals should cause any German, American or British person any concern.”
    Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

  • #4
    Andri E. Elia
    “I need a minute.”
    Andri E. Elia, Yildun: Worldmaker of Yand

  • #5
    Michael Wyndham Thomas
    “Will turned over the last words for a long time. Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen.”
    Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows

  • #6
    Steven Decker
    “I wouldn’t wish my life on anyone!” screamed Edward. “It was a life of heartache, disappointment, wishing what could have been, never knowing the love of another human being.”
    Steven Decker, One More Life to Live

  • #7
    K.  Ritz
    “Whither be the heart of Justice?
                Lo, in stone, child. Lo, in stone.
                Whither be the heart of Justice?
                Lo, tis fast in stone.”
    K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

  • #8
    David  Mitchell
    “Wars are never cured, they just go into remission for a few years.”
    David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

  • #9
    Martin Luther King Jr.
    “Human progress never rolls in on the wheels of inevitability; it comes through the tireless efforts of [people] willing to be co-workers with God.”
    Martin Luther King Jr.

  • #10
    Alexis de Tocqueville
    “The Americans of the United States do not let their dogs hunt the Indians as do the Spaniards in Mexico, but at bottom it is the same pitiless feeling which here, as everywhere else, animates the European race. This world here belongs to us, they tell themselves every day: the Indian race is destined for final destruction which one cannot prevent and which it is not desirable to delay. Heaven has not made them to become civilized; it is necessary that they die. Besides I do not want to get mixed up in it. I will not do anything against them: I will limit myself to providing everything that will hasten their ruin. In time I will have their lands and will be innocent of their death.

    Satisfied with his reasoning, the American goes to church where he hears the minister of the gospel repeat every day that all men are brothers, and that the Eternal Being who has made them all in like image, has given them all the duty to help one another.”
    Alexis de Tocqueville

  • #11
    Pearl S. Buck
    “And listening to all the things they would do if they had these things, Wang Lung heard only of how much they would eat and sleep, and of what dainties they would eat that they had never tasted,and how they would gamble in this great tea shop and in that, and what pretty women they would buy for their lust, and above all, how none would ever work again, even as they rich man behind the wall never worked.”
    Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth

  • #12
    Victoria Aveyard
    “Red Queen. The lightning girl. She lives. Rise, Red as dawn. Rise. Rise. Rise.”
    Victoria Aveyard, Glass Sword

  • #13
    Kazuo Ishiguro
    “But this small episode is as good an illustration as any of the hazards of uttering witticisms. By the very nature of a witticism, one is given very little time to assess its various possible repercussions before one is called to give voice to it, and one gravely risks uttering all manner of unsuitable things if one has not first acquired the necessary skill and experience.”
    Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day

  • #14
    Rich DiSilvio
    “Genius is measured not by static volume but by kinetic vision.”
    Rich DiSilvio

  • #15
    J.L. Marrain
    “The grass was plush under his feet as he flew down the right flank of the field.”
    J L MARRAIN, THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER

  • #16
    Michael G. Kramer
    “Heinrich replied, “The fact that Kramer’s radio station has  been wiped out by the British Navy in now classified information!”
    Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

  • #17
    Patricia Mather Parker
    “We’re your family, Fel, said So’a.”
    Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

  • #18
    Lin Wilder
    “It doesn’t feel like it, Kate, but you’ve handled tougher stuff than this”
    Lin Wilder, Plausible Liars: A Dr. Lindsey McCall Medical Mystery 5

  • #19
    “There once was a dog named Bonnie who had lived in a library since she was a puppy.”
    Coco Calvoz Cordon, Debbie Wants No Words

  • #20
    “This faulty light fitting at the front door with the dangerously flickering bulb looks rather festive. Who says I don't do Christmas?”
    R.D. Ronald

  • #21
    “Remember to personalize your messages, explaining why you’re reaching out to them specifically.”
    Pilar Calvoz Cordón, Shape Your Path at IE University : What to expect from Spain’s Instituto de Empresa University

  • #22
    “Theo, no matter what happens in life, you must always remember that we live in a mathematically precise world. Everything that happens has a reason and even though we rarely understand those reasons and often don’t even see them, that doesn’t mean they don’t exist.”
    Alexander Morpheigh

  • #23
    Anastasia Pash
    “Travel is the epitome of expansion, connection, and discovery – both of the world and one-self. It's a profound experience that transcends geography, opening our hearts to the mesmerising tapestry of our world. Travel invites us to shatter the confines of our daily routines and perspectives, guiding us to embrace fresh outlooks, alternative lifestyles, and mind-boggling traditions.”
    Anastasia Pash, Travel With Style: Master the Art of Stylish and Functional Travel Capsules

  • #24
    J. Rose Black
    “If there was one thing a former sniper could do well, it was wait. Patiently. Quietly. Without a sound. Barely a movement. Just him, a quiet mind and his breath.”
    J. Rose Black, Losing My Breath

  • #25
    Sara Pascoe
    “It was like rush hour on four paws”
    Sara Pascoe, Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum

  • #26
    “Los malvados siempre se las arreglan para permanecer jovenes y sanos mucho mas tiempo que aquellos que tienen un lugar reservado en el cielo”
    V.C. Andrews, Seeds of Yesterday

  • #27
    Stephen Douglass
    I'm Losing Faith in My Favorite Country

    Throughout my life, the United States has been my favorite country, save and except for Canada, where I was born, raised, educated, and still live for six months each year. As a child growing up in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, I aggressively bought and saved baseball cards of American and National League players, spent hours watching snowy images of American baseball and football games on black and white television and longed for the day when I could travel to that great country. Every Saturday afternoon, me and the boys would pay twelve cents to go the show and watch U.S. made movies, and particularly, the Superman serial. Then I got my chance. My father, who worked for B.F. Goodrich, took my brother and me to watch the Cleveland Indians play baseball in the Mistake on the Lake in Cleveland. At last I had made it to the big time. I thought it was an amazing stadium and it was certainly not a mistake. Amazingly, the Americans thought we were Americans.

    I loved the United States, and everything about the country: its people, its movies, its comic books, its sports, and a great deal more. The country was alive and growing. No, exploding. It was the golden age of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The American dream was alive and well, but demanded hard work, honesty, and frugality. Everyone understood that. Even the politicians.

    Then everything changed.”
    Stephen Douglass

  • #28
    Sylvia Plath
    “I write only because
    There is a voice within me
    That will not be still”
    Sylvia Plath, Letters Home

  • #29
    Rick Riordan
    “Oh, I wouldn't say Love always makes you happy. Sometimes it makes you incredibly sad.”
    Rick Riordan, The House of Hades

  • #30
    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



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