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“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
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― The Doorbell Rang
― The Doorbell Rang
“When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
― The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
― The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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And once when you look death in the face”
― You Only Live Twice
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― You Only Live Twice
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― Murder on the Orient Express
― Murder on the Orient Express
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