Mila Chicca

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Mila’s Quotes

“It was as if we played chess after denying me both bishops and knights.”
― Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow

tags: action-novel, adventure-story, crime, detective-novel, historical-crime-story, intrigue, murder-mystery-novel, mystery-thriller, private-investigator, thriller-novel

367 likes

“In a mad world it always seems simpler to obey.”
― Graham Greene

tags: life

27 likes

“He made no empty promises, nor the craven excuse that his hands were tied by more powerful forces in the world than himself.”
― Mario Puzo, The Godfather

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“There are two moments worthwhile in writing, the one when you start and the other when you throw it in the waste-paper basket.”
― Samuel Beckett

tags: composition, writing-advice, writing-philosophy

18 likes

“It is literally impossible for one with any force of character and humanity to remain in the background when convinced by knowledge and reason, that their mission is evidently one that will result in great good…”
― Ammar Habib, Mary Edwards Walker: America's Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient

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