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    Joseph A. Anderson
    “The music stops as they walk out of the forest toward the smooth extra-terrestrial spacecraft glistening in the sun on the far side of the meadow. To Atom, the ship feels like a time machine. Steven and Sylvia watch them with deadpan stares as the three astronauts walk with the spectacle of eclectic, colorful characters on feathered horseback following. A breeze picks up and Atom glances back to see stoic faces with vibrant robes and dresses flowing in the wind.”
    ― Joseph A. Anderson, Eden 2:b
    tags: adventure-reads, alien-world, cinematic-reading, epic-sci-fi, planetary-romance, portal-vibes, science-fantasy, space-and-swords, strange-new-worlds, worldbuilding
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    Michael G. Kramer
    “Navarre asserted, “We have such powerful forces and so strong a defence system that Dien Bien Phu is an impregnable fortress!” the American Lieutenant General “Iron Mike” O’Daniel also shared that opinion.”
    ― Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One
    tags: educational, entertaining, eterans, factual, indochina-war, insightful, leaders, political-dictatorship, united
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    Anne Michaud
    “The Profumo Affair in 1963 profoundly altered British society. It gave lie to the belief that those born into the ruling class were inherently superior and destined to lead.”
    ― Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Nine Political Wives
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    “That's why Twinkle likes the place so much, Scott thought, looking around at the faded wood veneer tables, and the faded souls drinking at them. Misery was soaked through the place like the old beer soaked through its carpets.”
    ― R.D. Ronald, The Elephant Tree
    tags: misery-loves-company, reflection
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  • #5
    “The World Is Ruled by Numbers”
    ― Alexander Morpheigh, The Pythagorean
    tags: ancient-greece, big-ideas, mathematics, mind-and-meaning, pattern-seeking, philosophy, speculative-fiction
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    George Critchlow
    “The point is this: it is true that some people are very damaged. It is not true that they are all unsalvageable.”
    ― George Critchlow, The Lifer and the Lawyer: A Story of Punishment, Penitence, and Privilege
    tags: criminal-justice, hope, human-change, psychology, redemption, reflective-reads, rehabilitation, second-chances, social-justice, trauma-informed
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    Max Nowaz
    “You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,” shrieked his hellish voice. Whether the beast was a man in a mask or a demon of his imagination, made little difference to Adam, He was petrified.”
    ― Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and the Master
    tags: action, danger, fear, fiction, fiction-novel, insight, thriller, trauma, unpredictable
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    Susan Rowland
    “After wriggling over multiple keys, Anna shut the computer as if locking away an explosive device.”
    ― Susan Rowland, The Swan Lake Murders
    tags: modern-gothic, mystery-thriller, page-turner-moment, suspense-vibes, tech-and-tension, urban-fantasy, witchy-mystery
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    Sara Pascoe
    “There’s no need for hyperbole.’ Oswald paused to see if Melvin understood this big word. Oswald was going to be famous, and fame, he knew, came with responsibilities, like setting a good example for others, being a role model.”
    ― Sara Pascoe, Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum
    tags: animalinfluenced, animalstories, charactergrowth, fameandresponsibility, fictionalread, growth, heartwarmingreads, kidlit, middlegrade, talkinganimals
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  • #10
    “Sleep well, my beautiful lover,” I said. “. . . the journey is just getting started.”
    ― Amanda Adams, The Voyeur's Yacht
    tags: adult-romance, adventure-vibes, new-beginnings, quote-of-the-day, romantic-reads, travel-romance, wanderlust
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    N.H. Kleinbaum
    “You know what Dad called me when I was growing up? ‘Five ninety-eight.’ That’s what all the chemicals in the human body would be worth if you bottled them raw and sold them. He told me that was all I’d ever be worth unless I worked every day to improve myself. Five ninety-eight.”
    ― N.H. Kleinbaum, Dead Poets Society
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    Donna Tartt
    “If he had his wits about him Bunny would surely keep his mouth shut; but now, with his subconscious mind knocked loose from its perch and flapping in the hollow corridors of his skull as erratically as a bat, there was no way to be sure of anything he might do.”
    ― Donna Tartt, The Secret History
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    Neal Stephenson
    “The same thrust, pushing against a greatly reduced burden, would then yield acceleration that Lio had cheerfully described as 'near-fatal.' 'But it's okay,' he'd said, 'you'll black out before anything really bad happens to you.”
    ― Neal Stephenson, Anathem
    tags: comforting-thought
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    Jostein Gaarder
    “لكن إذا كان أملي كبيرا دوماً، فقد كانت خيباتي في كل مرة أكبر”
    ― Jostein Gaarder, The Orange Girl
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    Barack Obama
    “You might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities.”
    ― Barack Obama, Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
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    Edgar Allan Poe
    “I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.”
    ― Edgar Allan Poe
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