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Niccolò Machiavelli
“Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.”
Niccolò Machiavelli, The Discourses

John Berendt
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness,’ he wrote. ‘Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”
John Berendt, An Innocent Abroad: Life-changing Trips from 35 Great Writers

Rudyard Kipling
“Father Wolf ran out a few paces and heard Shere Khan”
Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book

Alan             Moore
“Remember, remember the fifth of November of gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gun powder treason should ever be forgot.”
Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

Jeannette Walls
“In this world, it's not enough to have a fine education. You need a piece of paper to prove you got it.”
Jeannette Walls, Half Broke Horses

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The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch1984 by George OrwellGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellCount Zero by William GibsonPrey by Michael Crichton
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