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“As a place to start, let us use a model to explain precisely
what this ‘Great Year’ actually is. The year 2012 is the year
that marked the end of a 26,000-year cycle, ending in a
great galactic alignment that was calculated on the Mayan
calendar and results in the calendar ending on the winter
solstice (December 21st) of 2012. But what exactly is this
galactic alignment?”
― Jody Summers, The Mayan Legacy

tags: adrenaline-junky, danger, drugs, emotionally-charged, escapes, fast-paced, good-vs-evil, planetary-destruction, political, thriller-and-suspense

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“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

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“Alick can call me whatever makes you feel comfortable.”
― J L MARRAIN, THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER

tags: book-quotes, character-driven, fantasy, found-family, healing, heart, kindness

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“Her quiet sobs were absorbed into the aria of their voices, their protection and love enveloping her pain and carrying her song.”
― Jennifer Wizbowski, Poinsettia Girl: The Story of Agata della Pieta

tags: community, found-family, grief, historical-fiction, hopeful-moments, lyrical-prose, music, venice

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“The ship had made the jump into hyperspace, so there were no stars or worlds to be seen, just a vortex of light and shade they were passing through.”
― Max Nowaz, The Polymorph

tags: book-quotes, cinematic, hyperspace, sci-fi, sense-of-wonder, space-opera, space-travel, speculative-fiction

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