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    Gabriel F.W. Koch
    “The steps leading to the porch looked worn, cracked, and unpainted, ready for a nice hot fire.”
    ― Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow
    tags: action-novel, adventure-story, crime, detective-novel, historical-crime-story, intrigue, murder-mystery-novel, mystery-thriller, private-investigator, thriller-novel
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    Sara Pascoe
    “On the end of my bed. He’s short, round and bald, with a tartan loin cloth, and what looks like a spout on the top of his head,’ Bryony said. ‘You flatter me,’ came the snide male voice. ‘But it’s a valve.”
    ― Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
    tags: adventure, children-s-paranormal, coming-of-age, coming-of-age-fiction, engaging, fantasy-adventure, fantasy-thriller, occult, supernatural, young-adult
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    Michael G. Kramer
    “As well, I want our special force commandos to silently slip into Cat Bi and Gia Lam airfields and destroy the aircraft stationed there. That will deal the French forces at Dien Bien Phu a stunning blow!” (Giap, 1990)”
    ― Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One
    tags: american-army, commandos, defence, division, french-army, helpless, invasion, political, special-forces, war
    186 likes

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    Margarita Barresi
    “Isa rolled her eyes. “Are you serious? You’re the only person I know who’d get upset that the FBI’s not watching him.”
    ― Margarita Barresi, A Delicate Marriage
    tags: alienation, artistic-sacrifice, bittersweet, courage, dramatic, historical-romance, lush, political-violence, postcolonial-literature, social-commentary
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    Marissa Meyer
    “Before she knew what she was doing, she was storming after Kai. She grabbed his elbow and spun him back around to face her. Without hesitating, Cinder wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.”
    ― Marissa Meyer, Cinder
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    Stendhal
    “What is the use of a love that makes one yawn? One might as well take to religion.”
    ― Stendhal, The Red and the Black
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    Robert Louis Stevenson
    “Everyone, at some time or another, sits down to a banquet of consequences. ”
    ― Robert Louis Stevenson
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    Dave Pelzer
    “There are no guarantees in life, so learn from others’ mistakes. Enjoy what you can, while you can. Don’t let it consume you like . . . well, just let go and let life happen.”
    ― Dave Pelzer, A Man Named Dave
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    Susanna Clarke
    “But the other Ministers considered that to employ a magician was one thing, novelists were quite another and they would not stoop to it.”
    ― Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
    tags: magic, magicians, novelists
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    Jack Kerouac
    “I want to work in revelations, not just spin silly tales for money. I want to fish as deep down as possible into my own subconscious in the belief that once that far down, everyone will understand because they are the same that far down.”
    ― Kerouac
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