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“The blast of hot air lifted Tazeem from his feet and threw him onto his back in the road. He blinked up into the night sky; raindrops glowed orange as they fell towards the earth.”
― R.D. Ronald, The Zombie Room

tags: descriptive-prose, explosion

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“Imagine living your life without the fear of being judged by others. You no longer rule your behavior according to what others may think about you. You are no longer responsible for anyone’s opinion. You have no need to control anyone, and no one controls you, either.”
― Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

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“Nothing is more terrifying than fearlessness.”
― Cornelia Funke, Inkdeath

tags: fear, fearlessness

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“One constant among the elements of 1914—as of any era—was the disposition of everyone on all sides not to prepare for the harder alternative, not to act upon what they suspected to be true.”
― Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August

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