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Dead of Night
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Neil Gaiman
“I hope you'll make mistakes. If you're making mistakes, it means you're out there doing something.”
Neil Gaiman, Make Good Art

I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
Marilyn Monroe

Daniel Pennac
“Reader's Bill of Rights

1. The right to not read

2. The right to skip pages

3. The right to not finish

4. The right to reread

5. The right to read anything

6. The right to escapism

7. The right to read anywhere

8. The right to browse

9. The right to read out loud

10. The right to not defend your tastes”
Daniel Pennac

Luke Scull
“If the gods weren’t long dead, I might accuse them of lining up to take a shit on me.”
Luke Scull, Dead Man's Steel

Mark  Lawrence
“In the end it seems we're just toys, easy to break and hard to mend.”
Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns

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