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“However , it’s over, and I’ll take no revenge on his folly – I can afford to suffer anything, hereafter! Should the meanest thing alive slap me on the cheek, I’d not only turn the other, but I’d ask pardon for provoking it – and, as proof, I’ll go make my peace with Edgar instantly – Good night – I’m an angel!”
― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

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“The actual writing is what you live for. The rest is something you have to get through in order to arrive at the point.”
― Raymond Chandler

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“Singletons should not have to explain themselves all the time but should have an
accepted status — like geisha girls do”
― Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones’s Diary

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“In contrast, Anderson was trying hard not to show his brimful-teary eyes. He felt his face heating. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out his handkerchief and blew his nose. At the same time, anger began to grow in the pit of his stomach.”
― Behcet Kaya, Murder on the Naval Base

tags: crime-thriller, murder, noir-mystery

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“December 22, 1980, the Kalaupapa peninsula was designated a National Historical Park and its residents were, as per Public Law 96–565, “guaranteed that they may remain at Kalaupapa as long as they wish.” As of this writing, there are approximately thirty-one individuals with Hansen’s disease living there in quiet dignity.”
― Alan Brennert, Moloka'i

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