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#1

“She had suspected that war might be inevitable, but she had harboured a glimmer of hope that wisdom and compromise would prevail.”
― Tony Debajo, A Heart Full of Malice

tags: diplomacy, epic-fantasy, fantasy-quotes, hope, moral-choices, war-and-peace, wisdom

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#2

“The villa on Fjellveien had quickly taught her that quiet could be a kind of noise.”
― D.L. Maddox

tags: atmosphere, hypervigilance, nordic-noir-vibes, psychological-thriller, suspense-reads, uneasy-peace

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#3

“Holy Christ, people, we’ve accidentally done what we sold to the public.”
― Joseph A. Anderson, Eden 2:b

tags: bioethics, dystopian-vibes, moral-dilemma, near-future-sci-fi, sci-fi-warning, science-and-society, tech-backfires, thriller-books, unintended-consequences, we-messed-up

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#4

“So, let me get this right. You invented this groundbreaking medical technology that changes the way we literally do everything in trauma and blood, and you are out here, 30.3 light-years away from Earth, on a planet where everyone involved in the Eden project was a hundred percent sure there’d be no DNA, blood, or anything? And now here we are playing with the DNA of an alien race? What is this? What is actually going on here?”
― Joseph A. Anderson, Eden 2:b

tags: alien-dna, bio-tech, deep-space, ethics-in-science, first-contact, genetic-engineering, hard-sci-fi, medical-sci-fi, science-gone-wrong, space-exploratio

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#5

“He falls further into darkness. The stinging pain of daily torture and the numbing cold hardly bother him now, and he relishes the thought that soon he might disappear entirely. Then Lylitte is there in his thoughts again, and the splitting pain brings him back into this life, and again, only one thing eases the torment: winding further out of existence.”
― Joseph A. Anderson, Eden 2:b

tags: broken-heroes, character-driven, dark-sci-fi, descent-into-darkness, existential-fiction, griefin-fiction, mind-and-memory, psychological-sci-fi, survival-story, trauma-in-fiction

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#6

“Clarity of purpose often comes from wandering through mistakes”
― Joseph A. Anderson, Eden 2:b

tags: am-writing, author-quotes, creative-process, fail-forward, growth-mindset, revision-life, writer-life, writers-of-instagram, writing-community, writing-quote

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#7

“Did you splice my—DNA?”
Hannah puts her hand on the side of his face and looks him square in the eyes. “Your girlfriend was kind enough to let me pull some marrow from her rib, Romeo.”
― Joseph A. Anderson, Eden 2:b

tags: biohacking, dna, genetics, lab-life, mad-science, medical-thriller, regenerative-medicine, sci-fi-medicine, stem-cells

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#8

“We don’t know what you mean, my dear,” Lydia says sweetly, sitting right next to him.
Atom puts his book down and looks at Steven. “It’s the unsolved blind spot. Nothing is ever ‘in the bag.’ Look, the problem of Pre-Collapse science was that it insisted on patch jobs, like Husserl’s critique of the Surreptitious Substitution and its god-like conceit, while ignoring the absurdity of measurement bias. All scientific inquiry requires an expulsive approach in order to maintain the involvement variable. This is basic stuff.” He then leans back in his comfortable chair and continues hiding behind his book.
“The Riddler has spoken,” Hannah says, moving a bishop forward three squares.”
― Joseph A. Anderson, Eden 2:b

tags: bigideas, book-nerd, brainy-sci-fi, intellectual-fiction, meta-sci-fi, philosophy-of-science, sci-fi-philosophy, science-talk, smart-books, theory-nerd

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#9

“Even if you are an introvert, you’ll still find many possibilities for meeting others. Everyone is so welcoming, and you will make friends regardless because the town is small!”
― Pilar Calvoz Cordón, Shape Your Path at IE University : What to expect from Spain’s Instituto de Empresa University

tags: campus-life, ie-university, international-students, introvert-friendly, new-student-tips, nonfiction, student-community

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#10

“Nothing is ever going to be perfect,” said Zillah. “Things are not meant to be perfect.”
― Jennifer Mugrage, The Strange Land

tags: biblical-fiction, historical-fantasy, imperfect-life, life-lessons, perspective-shift, prehistoric-fiction, quote-to-keep, reflective-reads

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#11

“No one is perfect, you know”
― Jennifer Mugrage, The Strange Land

tags: character-driven, found-familyfeels, goodreads-quotes, hardt-ruths, historical-fantasy, quiet-wisdom, reader-reflection

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#12

“A tribe needed many stabilizers, as many as they could get”
― Jennifer Mugrage, The Strange Land

tags: book-club-pick, community-strength, found-family, historical-fantasy, leadership-themes, survival-story, tribal-saga

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#13

“But your proficiency at tranquilizing the mad dogs of our numero uno justice department is nothing short of miraculous”
― Lin Wilder, Plausible Liars: A Dr. Lindsey McCall Medical Mystery 5

tags: courtroom-drama, friends-and-allies, legal-thriller, pressure-cooker, sharp-humor, snappy-dialogue, thriller-reads

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#14

“A tribe needed many stabilizers, as many as they could get.”
― Jennifer Mugrage, The Strange Land

tags: community-care, family-dynamics, historical-fantasy, leadership, resilience, responsibility, survival-saga, thought-provoking

19 likes

#15

“It’s not the box thing’s fault, and it’s actually called a laptop computer which I guess you haven’t heard of? Doris didn’t have one?”
― Anne Allen, The Ghost of Seagull Cottage: Inspired by The Ghost and Mrs Muir

tags: book-lovers, cozy-paranormal, fish-out-of-water, ghost-story, humor-in-fiction, modern-meets-past, paranormal-rom-com, witty-dialogue

27 likes

#16

“Gentle waves rolled in on the long, sandy beach below. Sun poured down as warm as honey, and a soft breeze caressed her face.”
― Dawn Chalker, Bear Me in Mind

tags: atmospheric, calming-moments, immersive, literary-thriller, michigan-setting, nature, outdoorsy-reads, scenic-reads, vivid-writing

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#17

“What was she doing here in this low depression underneath a pine tree? Something rustled in the undergrowth back in the woods, and she tried to curl up smaller so as not to be seen. What was out there?”
― Dawn Chalker, Bear Me in Mind

tags: fear, missingperson, nature-writing, page-turner, survival, suspense, tense-reads, thriller, wilderness

16 likes

#18

“She heard rustling in the leaves behind her. The squirrels hadn’t seen the bear or weren’t afraid of it. Suddenly, the bear began to move toward her.”
― Dawn Chalker, Bear Me in Mind

tags: adrenaline-fiction, bear-encounter, heart-pounding, nature-thriller, outdoors-adventure, survival-thriller, suspense-reads, tense-scenes, wilderness-danger

8 likes

#19

“Storm-grey eyes, broad shoulders encased in a dark blue suit jacket. Jaw carved from some righteous, attorney-like stone. My brother Evan's old friend. My teenage crush. And now, to my surprise, my new boss.”
― Tricia Newlan, Echoes of One Night: Forbidden Love Romance

tags: forbidden-attraction, long-time-crush, new-boss, page-turner-romance, romancebooks, slow-burn-tension, suited-up, swoony-moments, workplace-romance

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#20

“This shouldn’t be happening. I’ve spent many nights pushing aside my memories of her. But in the blink of an eye, here she is resetting my fantasies as if it were yesterday”
― Tricia Newlan, Echoes of One Night: Forbidden Love Romance

tags: can-t-forget-her, emotional-romance, heart-vs-head, old-flame-energy, romance-readers, second-chance-romance, tension-on-sight, uninvited-feelings, yearning

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#21

“Madame, I think you’ll be a great tour guide. Lead on.”
― Laurie Loveman, Memories

tags: banter, book-quotes, chemistry, firehouse-family, historical-romance, new-beginnings, slow-burn, small-town-fiction

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#22

“The achoo! The other door is to my achoo! father’s office.”
― Laurie Loveman, Memories

tags: book-quotes, character-voice, cozy-vibes, firehouse-life, found-family, humor-in-hard-times, slice-of-life, small-town-fiction

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#23

“I guess the first thing we do is find a hardware store.”
― Laurie Loveman, Memories

tags: book-quotes, community, firehouse-family, fixing-things, fresh-start, light-humor, new-beginnings, small-town-fiction

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#24

“Guess this ain’t the best time to shake hands.”
― Laurie Loveman, Memories

tags: blue-collar-fiction, book-quotes, character-moment, everyday-realism, firehouse-life, found-family, humor, small-town-fiction

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#25

“Ah, my friend, if you have nightmares about something, it usually helps to talk about it.”
― Laurie Loveman, Memories

tags: book-quotes, comfort-read, emotional-healing, heart-to-heart, historical-romance, tender-moments, trauma-recovery, trust

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#26

“Some things a person’s gotta live with, and for me, it’s nightmares.”
― Laurie Loveman, Memories

tags: book-quotes, character-depth, emotional-truth, historical-fiction, quiet-strength, reflective-reads, resilience, trauma-healing

10 likes

#27

“Somehow, with so much lost it seemed kind of sacrilegious to replace something as silly as those guitars.”
― Laurie Loveman, Memories

tags: book-quotes, character-depth, emotional-reads, grief, healing-journey, letting-go, memory, quiet-pain

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#28

“You tell me how you can love someone and then lose ’em and not ever talk about ’em.”
― Laurie Loveman, Memories

tags: book-quotes, character-voice, emotional-truth, found-family, grief, heart-ache, love-and-loss, tearjerker

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#29

“I can finally remember more about the good times than about the bad.”
― Laurie Loveman, Memories

tags: book-quotes, emotional-reads, grief-and-hope, healing-journey, life-after-loss, moving-forward, reflective-reads, resilience

10 likes

#30

“We’ve been friends since our first day together.”
― Laurie Loveman, Memories

tags: book-quotes, brotherhood, chosen-family, firehouse-family, found-family, friendship-goals, loyalty, small-town-fiction

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