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#1

“He shredded my wings with his words.”
― Andri E. Elia, Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel

tags: action-and-adventure, dventure, fantasy-adventure, fiction-writing, love, magical, mystery, sci-fi, universe

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#2

“The water far below was black in the shadow of the ship. A plank creaked. She froze. No noisy jump. It would have to be a dive. Head down into darkness. She’d never dived at night.”
― Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

tags: ancient-athens, fiction, golden-age, history, immersive, literature, love, military-campaigns, treacherous

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#3

“The girl flinched, even lying down. Mary continued through gritted teeth. “Murder can’t be walked away from. Just like you can’t walk away from Viktor. He’ll find you if you run. Richard can’t protect you if Viktor believes you have his babies.”
― Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds

tags: action, adventure, drama, fast-paced, fiction-novel, murder-mystery, thriller

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#4

“If you’re ever stuck for an idea try eating a peanut.”
― Molly Arbuthnott, Peanut the Hamster

tags: children-s-learning, discovery, fun, imagination, literature, love, magical, mystery, story, warm

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#5

“The filigreed iron gates of the Navy Yard were open wide between two pillars that featured large spread-winged eagles on orbs. Men were standing around as women came out together in their overalls after their shifts. Before the war women didn’t work at the Navy Yard, but with men joining up or drafted and a new campaign with a poster of 'Rosie the Riveter' it did its job encouraging woman to work outside the home for the war effort.”
― A.G. Russo, The Cases Nobody Wanted

tags: america, american-history, culture, discovery, drama, fiction, fictional-narratives, historical-fiction, history, war

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#6

“The minute the door was opened, she wished she had made some excuse not to see them. Victor was sitting by the bed, and the tender expression on his face as he looked down at his wife and latest child, made something violent and jealous jump in Penelope's heart. She could have murdered Ethan for shutting the door loudly behind them, interrupting their intimacy.”
― Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

tags: captivating, drama, dramatic, fiction-writing, intrigue, literary-novel, literary-romance, relationships, tense

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#7

“Slink sniffed the air. “There’s a hint of demon in the air,” he said, “and something else. Dead flesh that continues to walk. That can mean only one thing. The Cult have been here.”
― Frank Lambert, Ghost Doors

tags: action, dark-fantasy, drama, fantasy, fiction, ghost, supernatural, teenagers, thrilling

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#8

“his love was too much for him, he felt paralyzed, he wanted to sleep inside her lungs and breathe her blood and be smothered.”
― Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried

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#9

“And O there are days in this life, worth life and worth death. And O what a bright old song it is, that O 'tis love, 'tis love, 'tis love that makes the world go round!”
― Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend

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#10

“It was the first time I had had the opportunity of drinking champagne by the pint and it was a rewarding experience. I”
― James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small

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#11

“For a great many people, the evening is the most enjoyable part of the day. Perhaps, then, there is something to his advice that I should cease looking back so much, that I should adopt a more positive outlook and try to make the best of what remains of my day. After all, what can we ever gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves if our lives have not turned out quite as we might have wished?”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day

tags: inspiring, reflective

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#12

“And from that time on the boys were no longer called Elder and Younger, but they were given school names by the old teacher, and this old man, after inquiring into the occupation of their father, erected two names for the sons; for the elder, Nung En, and for the second Nung Wen, and the first word of each name signified one whose wealth is from the earth.”
― Pearl S. Buck, The Good Earth

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#13

“التعليم هو أعظم محرك للنضوج الشخصي.
فهو الذي يمكّن ابنة الفلاح من أن تصبح طبيبة، وابن عامل المناجم من أن يصبح رئيساً للمناجم، وابن عامل المزرعة من أن يصبح رئيساً لدولة عظمى.
إن ما يميز فرد عن آخر هو قدرته على توظيف ما عنده من إمكانيات وليس ما يُعطى من ممتلكات ومزايا.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

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