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The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

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The Complete Chronicles of Conan

by Robert E. Howard

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The Garden of Weapons (Herbie Kruger #2) by John Gardner

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After the second reading the big man crumpled the thin paper between his huge fists and wept as he had never

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“She alone had been blind to his merit. Why? Because he loved her and she did not love him. What was it in the human heart that made you despise a man because he loved you?”
― W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil

tags: love, unrequited-love

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“When you experience loss, people say you’ll move through the 5 stages of grief….
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
….. What they don’t tell you is that you’ll cycle through them all every day.”
― Ranata Suzuki

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“Hitler lied shamelessly about himself and about his enemies. He convinced millions of men and women that he cared for them deeply when, in fact, he would have willingly sacrificed them all. His murderous ambition, avowed racism, and utter immorality were given the thinnest mask, and yet millions of Germans were drawn to Hitler precisely because he seemed authentic. They screamed, “Sieg Heil” with happiness in their hearts, because they thought they were creating a better world.”
― Madeleine K. Albright, Fascism: A Warning

tags: 2018, big-lie, fascism, hypocrisy, nazism, propaganda

60 likes

“Often those with less have more.”
― Matthew Edward Hall

tags: christmas, family, freedom, friends, holidays, kindness, laughter, love, spirituality, togetherness

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“I used to think it utterly normal that I suffered from “suicidal ideation” on an almost daily basis. In other words, for as long as I can remember, the thought of ending my life came to me frequently and obsessively.”
― Stephen Fry

tags: bipolar-disorder, mental-illness, suicidal, suicidal-ideation, suicidal-thoughts, suicide, suicide-attempt

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