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Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)

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“Words have weight, something once said cannot be unsaid. Meaning is like a stone dropped into a pool; the ripples will spread and you cannot know what back they wash against.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Constant Princess

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“When you can't be honest with people, you can't ever relax with them.”
― Dorothy Koomson, My Best Friend's Girl

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“Just because one man calls him Allah and another calls him God is no reason for believers to be enemies.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Constant Princess

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“I’ve known people that the world has thrown everything at to discourage them...to break their spirit. And yet something about them retains a dignity. They face life and don’t ask quarters.”
― Horton Foote

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“Okay, this is the wisdom. First, time spent on reconnaissanse is never wasted. Second, almost anything can be improved with the addition of bacon. And finally, there is no problem on Earth that can't be ameliorated by a hot bath and a cup of tea.”
― Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey

tags: bacon, hot-baths, humour, problem, reconnaissance, tea, time, wisdom

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