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#1

“A story is not only what it says. A story is what it does. It infects. Then it propagates.”
― J.K. Franko, What You Let In

tags: after-dark-reads, horror-readers, metafiction, power-of-stories, psychological, psychological-horror, psychological-thriller, psychological-unease, thought-provoking-reads, thriller

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#2

“I’ve always found it curious how a coffin, if placed upright, resembles a doorway.”
― J.K. Franko, What You Let In

tags: dark-symbolism, existential-dread, gothic-atmosphere, late-night-reading, mortality, psychological-horror, psychological-thriller, the-uncanny, thriller, thriller-readers

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#3

“Every story worth a damn is about getting inside someone else’s skin and living there. Not observing. Not empathizing. Living there. The rest is furniture.”
― J.K. Franko, What You Let In

tags: art-of-storytelling, books-about-writers, identity, immersive-reading, literary-readers, literary-thriller, metafiction, psychological, thriller, writers-who-read

169 likes

#4

“Attention is the rarest currency, and you spent a great deal of yours here. On me.”
― J.K. Franko, What You Let In

tags: attention, late-night-reading, metafiction, power-of-words, psychological, psychological-tension, psychological-thriller, thriller, thriller-readers, unsettling-reads

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#5

“I had the strange thought that from now on Samuel would just be a character in someone else’s story. Not a writer anymore. Just material. I suppose that happens to all of us eventually. Someone else picks up the pen.”
― J.K. Franko, What You Let In

tags: identity, legacy, literary-thriller, metafiction, mortality, narrative-control, quote-of-the-day, reflective-reads, thriller, thrillers-mystery

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#6

“There is a wonderful saying that goes: ‘A person needs, on average, two years to learn to speak and then an entire lifetime to learn to be silent.”
― Alexander Morpheigh, The Pythagorean

tags: innerpeace, listening, mindfulness, philosophicalfiction, silence, thepythagorean, wisdomquotes

240 likes

#7

“The people of Light are always stronger than the people of Evil, for they have already conquered it in themselves. They have conquered the weaknesses that still entrap others.” ”
― Alexander Morpheigh, The Pythagorean

tags: innerwork, inspirationalreads, peopleoflight, philosophicalfiction, selfmastery, shadowwork, spiritualgrowth

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#8

“Information becomes knowledge only when it finds an application in real life.”
― Alexander Morpheigh, The Pythagorean

tags: apply-it, growth-mindset, life-lessons, philosophical-fiction, practical-learning, self-improvement, wisdom

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#9

“Second, metaphorically speaking, it means that we should only talk about the good and the positive and also refrain from rude speech or discussing anything dirty or unworthy of discussion. There is also a completely rational explanation for that which is connected with the energy waves of words and thoughts and their effect on the body.”
― Alexander Morpheigh, The Pythagorean

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#10

“We have magic you do not dream of.” That was Janet, although Mary could not see the diminutive witch.”
― Susan Rowland, The Swan Lake Murders

tags: fantasy-quote, magic-and-myth, paranormal-mystery, series-starter, spooky-season-reads, urban-fantasy, witchy-reads

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#11

“Attached to each arm, as well as the skirt, they looked like an attempt to grow wings. ”
― Susan Rowland, The Swan Lake Murders

tags: art-and-magic, ballet-aesthetic, dark-fairytale-vibes, goodreads-quotes, lyrical-prose, urban-fantasy, witchy-mystery

284 likes

#12

“His candle began to flicker rhythmically as if someone blew on it from a distance.”
― Susan Rowland, The Swan Lake Murders

tags: candlelight-vibes, gothic-atmosphere, moody-fiction, night-reads, paranormal-mystery, ritual-magic, witchy-reads

206 likes

#13

“Irina wants to fly into the storm,” the gel hissed. “Told us she would. I sent for help. She made a weird sort of scream. Like an animal or a great bird.”
― Susan Rowland, The Swan Lake Murders

tags: action, adventure, danger, dramatic, fast-paced, fiction, help, insight, unpredictable

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#14

“Closed curtains subdued the storm noises, as if the cloth and glass really were a protective shell for Holywell.”
― Susan Rowland, The Swan Lake Murders

tags: cozy-gothic, gothic-atmosphere, haunted-house-vibes, paranormal-mystery, safe-haven, stormy-reads, witchy-mystery

207 likes

#15

“I just want to be me, Daisy, not Mrs Somebody Else.”
― Al Campbell, The Daisy Chain

tags: female-independence, historical-fiction, identity, kindness, quote-of-the-day, quotes-to-live-by, self-determination, strong-heroines, thoughtful-reads, women-in-history

92 likes

#16

“Start with a question and see what unfolds as the journey progresses.”
― Al Campbell, The Daisy Chain

tags: discovery, fiction-writing, historical-fiction, historical-romance, lifelong-learning, open-mindedness, science-lovers, scientific-curiosity, thoughtful-reads

100 likes

#17

“For all their beauty, flowers and plants have no vanity.”
― Al Campbell, The Daisy Chain

tags: beauty-in-nature, botanical-art, botany, flower-lovers, garden-reads, historical-fiction, humility, natural-beauty, quiet-wisdom

55 likes

#18

“I would rather a kind man who was not so handsome, than a handsome man who was not so kind.”
― Al Campbell, The Daisy Chain

tags: character-matters, historical-fiction, inner-beauty, kindness, love-and-respect, passion, quote-of-the-day, quotes-to-live-by, romance-readers, thoughtful-reads

91 likes

#19

“He didn’t give a damn for the defeatist Kennedy, or indeed for that stuffed-shirt Chamberlain, whom Hitler had comprehensively hoodwinked. Nothing should stand in the way of a murder investigation, however lowly the victim. No doubt Joan’s fate would seem unimportant in the greater scheme of things whenever the Luftwaffe got round to bombing London, but that was nothing to him. It was his job to seek out the truth behind her death, regardless.”
― Mark Ellis, Princes Gate

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#20

“It was his job to seek out the truth behind her death, regardless.”
― Mark Ellis, The Embassy Murders

tags: crime-fiction, crime-thriller, detective-fiction, detectives, historical-mystery, justice, mystery-novels, mystery-suspense, mystery-thriller, police-procedural

95 likes

#21

“I felt calm well, maybe not calm but safe. For the first time during a Montana thunderstorm, I did feel safe.”
― Wayne Edwards, A Stone's Throw: A heartwarming story of a city girl and her rancher grandfather turning adversity into love and community

tags: comfort-reads, coming-of-age, courage, emotional-fiction, healing, new-beginnings, rural-life, safety

208 likes

#22

“I won’t lie, it scares the dickens out of me to be outside when the lightning starts flashing its light-up-the-sky daggers,”
― Wayne Edwards, A Stone's Throw: A heartwarming story of a city girl and her rancher grandfather turning adversity into love and community

tags: atmospheric, character-voice, coming-of-age, courage, fear-and-bravery, rural-life, vivid-writing, weather-mood

129 likes

#23

“I was scared to death of these chickens, but I tried not to let Ira know that.”
― Wayne Edwards, A Stone's Throw: A heartwarming story of a city girl and her rancher grandfather turning adversity into love and community

tags: bravery, character-voice, coming-of-age, fish-out-of-water, humor, new-skills, ranch-life, relatable-reads

84 likes

#24

“Got to keep smiling, as me old Pa used to say, however shitty the mess you’re in.”
― Mark Ellis, A Death In Mayfair

tags: british-fiction, crime, gallows-humour, historical-crime, historical-fiction, humour-lovers, keep-going, resilience, wartime-fiction, when-life-gets-hard

55 likes

#25

“It matters because if you tell us a lie, that undermines everything else you tell us.”
― Mark Ellis, A Death In Mayfair

tags: accountability, armchair-detectives, book-club-discussion, british-mystery, historical-crime, mystery, mystery-readers, police-procedural, trust, truth-matters

56 likes

#26

“I know the ship's sounds the way a person knows their own heartbeat not consciously, until something changes.”
― Steven Decker, MOTE: SCIFI ADVENTURE SERIES

tags: ai-companion, character-driven-sci-fi, fiction, human-machine-bond, quiet-emotion, sci-fi, sci-fi-readers, science, science-fiction, space-opera

169 likes

#27

“I felt it as a G-force that building pressure that starts in your chest and spreads outward, reminding you that you have mass and the universe has more.”
― Steven Decker, MOTE: SCIFI ADVENTURE SERIES

tags: cosmic-scale, future-tech, galactic-adventure, sci-fi-readers, science-fiction, space-opera, space-travel

189 likes

#28

“Understanding of karma is the basis of the Buddhist faith.”
― Michael G. Kramer, The Full Circle for Mick

tags: bookquote, buddhism, contemplativereads, god, hope, karma, philosophicalfiction, religious, wisdom

102 likes

#29

“Our independence is still fragile. To seize power is difficult, but to preserve it is more difficult!”
― Michael G. Kramer, The Full Circle for Mick

tags: booklovers, historicalfiction, nationbuilding, politicalhistory, power, quoteoftheday, resistance, vietnamwar, vulnerable

59 likes

#30

“I view people two ways. They're either eye-for-an-eye people or they are turn-the-cheek people.”
― Michael Connelly, The Lincoln Lawyer

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