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#1

“Well, you know I surf, and Godhus has some quite good waves some of the best waves you can find in Scandinavia, actually.”
― David Øybo, Julebord: The Holiday Party

tags: character-voice, coastal-vibes, crime-fiction, dark-humor, nordic-setting, small-town-life, weekendreads, wrydialogue

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#2

“That Santanello had also made a life-long decision to literally erase his art, and in essence himself, from the world of art also struck Armand hard.”
― Rich DiSilvio, The Arnolfini Art Mysteries

tags: art-mystery, artists-journey, book-quotes, emotional-reads, haunting-themes, identity-and-art, mystery-readers, quiet-intensity, vanishing-acts

61 likes

#3

“Maybe I'm trying to?”
― J. Rose Black, The Real Ones

tags: book-tok-romance, chemistry, contemporary-romance, flirty-banther, meet-cute-energy, new-adult-romance, second-chance-romance, slow-burn-vibes, sports-romance

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#4

“Everything seemed complicated then.”
― J. Rose Black, The Real Ones

tags: book-quotes, emotional-romance, fresh-start, growing-up, healing-journey, heartache-to-hope, past-and-present, romance-readers, second-chance-romance

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#5

“Everything for the game.”
― J. Rose Black, The Real Ones

tags: ambition, athlete-mindset, competitive-drive, discipline, football-romance, game-day-reads, high-stakes, romance-with-edge, sports-romance

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#6

“He made me a better competitor every day, but the world had become black and white: nothing but the game.”
― J. Rose Black, The Real Ones

tags: athlete-life, bookstagramromance, drive, emotionaldepth, football-romance, identity, obsession-vs-balance, pressure, sports-romance

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#7

“I want to know what it's like to kiss you.”
― J. Rose Black, The Real Ones

tags: bold-heroine, chemistry, contemporary-romance, date-night-reads, first-kiss-energy, flirty-romance, new-adult-romance, steamy-romance, swoon-worthy

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#8

“My name is Fel. I am the child that the Mists spoke of.”
― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

tags: adventure, book-quotes, courage, destiny, fantasy, found-family, kid-lit, magic, middle-grade

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#9

“Remember to be careful, she told them, and don’t worry about me. No matter what happens, I’ll be back.”
― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

tags: book-quotes, bravery, fantasy, friendship, hope, middle-grade, page-turner, promise, survival

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#10

“Trust me. You have to trust me.”
― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

tags: book-quotes, courage, emotional-reads, fantasy, found-family, friendship, kid-lit, middle-grade, trust

64 likes

#11

“She lay in darkness so thick she could feel its pressure all around her.”
― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

tags: adventure-reads, atmospheric, dark-fantasy-vibes, fantasy, fear, middle-grade, resilience, survival

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#12

“You bear the mark, young one. Watch and learn and you will know the truth about yourself.”
― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

tags: book-quotes, destiny, fantasy, identity, kid-lit, magic, middle-grade, mystery, self-discovery

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#13

“So far we’re just stumbling along pretending we know what we’re doing.”
― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

tags: adventure, book-quotes, courage, fantasy, friendship, humor, kid-lit, middle-grade, real-talk

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#14

“Time, as Fel and Hidalgo knew, acted strangely inside the Mists. Each second was the same as the one before, each hour identical to all of the others. ”
― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

tags: adventure, atmosphere, book-quotes, fantasy, magic, middle-grade, portal-fantasy, wonder

55 likes

#15

“Without their help, she feared they would all be lost forever.”
― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode

tags: adventure-reads, courage, fantasy, friendship, high-stakes, loyalty, middle-grade, teamwork

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#16

“We imagine our paths are freely chosen. But there is a need to account for biology and history, the random intercession of other people, culture, race, and the mystery of the transcendent. ”
― George Critchlow, The Lifer and the Lawyer: A Story of Punishment, Penitence, and Privilege

tags: big-questions, book-club, criminal-justice, human-behavior, memoir, narrative-nonfiction, nonfiction-reads, race-and-culture, social-context, thought-provoking

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#17

“As a child, Michael never once heard anyone tell him “I love you.”
― George Critchlow, The Lifer and the Lawyer: A Story of Punishment, Penitence, and Privilege

tags: childhood-trauma, compassion, emotional-truth, healing, heart-tug, memoir, must-read, nonfiction, redemption, trauma-recovery

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#18

“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

51 likes

#19

“Strife and disagreement are givens—and lawyers are usually at the front line.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

tags: courtroom-life, human-conflict, justice, lawyer-life, legal-memoir, litigation, reflective-nonfiction

126 likes

#20

“It made me realize that I had to leave my old life behind, because nobody but me cared about it.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

tags: career-turning-point, coming-of-age, law-school, legal-memoir, life-lessons, personal-growth, reflective-nonfiction

50 likes

#21

“Nobody likes to make mistakes. But they happen to everybody, and they can be the best learning tool.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

tags: career-advice, law-students, learning-from-failure, legal-memoir, professional-growth, resilience, trial-law

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#22

“The coin of the realm for such professional people was not money, but the respect and admiration that the public held for people who were devoted to their education and their careers and allowed them to serve the public.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

tags: career-values, law-students, lawyer-life, legal-memoir, legal-profession, professional-ethics, public-service

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#23

“It was obvious that the key to a settlement was less about the financial terms than the fact that he wanted to be shown respect.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

tags: conflict-resolution, human-nature, lawyer-life, legal-memoir, mediation-mindset, negotiation, respect

51 likes

#24

“Professionalism is saying no when your client tells you to do something that is not in accord with what you believe is right.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

tags: career-advice, client-counsel, integrity, law-students, legal-memoir, moral-courage, professional-ethics

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#25

“Professionalism is doing your best at all times, but being willing to admit your mistakes, for it is by making mistakes that we learn.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

tags: career-advice, growth-mindset, law-students, lawyer-life, learning-from-failure, professional-ethics, resilience

52 likes

#26

“People do suffer – so remember to be kind.”
― Jamie Kershaw, Hurricane to a Rainbow: Anxiety, PTSD, BPD, Autistic Spectrum, and Schizophrenia

tags: book-quotes, compassion, kindness, lived-experience, mental-health-awareness, mental-health-memoir, stigma-free

56 likes

#27

“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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#28

“Sporadically cars drove past him, their drivers groping their way through the treacly darkness with blinkered headlights.”
― Mark Ellis, The Embassy Murders

tags: crime-fiction, crime-thriller, historical-fiction, historical-thriller, london, thriller, war-time

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#29

“Suddenly out of the cold came a discordant burst of colour.”
― Mark Ellis, The Embassy Murders

tags: atmospheric-reads, book-quotes, crime, historical-crime-story, historical-fiction, historical-mystery, mystery, war-time

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#30

“Don’t think I don’t appreciate the sentiments but if I lose any more of my best officers, chaos will ensue – and chaos, Frank, is worth a hundred divisions to Herr Hitler.”
― Mark Ellis, The Embassy Murders

tags: historical-crime, home-front-fiction, moral-pressure, mystery, mystery-thriller, police-procedural, wartime-thriller, wwii, wwii-history, wwii-reads

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