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“Looking over the Ethan's bowed head, amidst the tangled forest of Wilderness littered with the bodies of men dead and dying, Victor saw the serene image of his mother. She smiled at her son, her unbound black hair blowing wildly in the breeze. She reached a hand out towards him, and this time, he went with her.”
― Victor's Blessing
― Victor's Blessing
“As Aristocleia raised her cup to toast Xanthippus, her gown slipped from her shoulders, exquisite as Aphrodite’s, and flowed like the water that slid over her naked breasts when she allowed him to watch her bathe. It was wonderful to possess a gem of a woman. It made a man feel beautiful and godlike himself, briefly.”
― Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
― Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
“When we say something about something, we make it lie there before us, which means at the same time to make it appear.”
― What is Called Thinking?
― What is Called Thinking?
“Like the blind man said as he wandered into a cannibal village . . .
“Alright! The country fair must be right up ahead. I smell barbecue!”
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“Alright! The country fair must be right up ahead. I smell barbecue!”
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“El miedo, el miedo es la mercancía más valiosa del universo. Encended la televisión ¿Qué veis? ¿Gente vendiendo productos? NO. Gente vendiendo el miedo que tenéis de vivir sin sus productos.
El miedo vende”
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
El miedo vende”
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
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