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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)

by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author)

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The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change

by Tanya Reilly (Goodreads Author)

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Mantas’s Notes & Highlights

1984 by George Orwell

2 highlights

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.

Grapes of Wrath

by John Steinbeck

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Mantas’s Quotes

“Power resides only where men believe it resides. [...] A shadow on the wall, yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

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“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

tags: books, mind

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“Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?'
'That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

tags: bravery, courage, fear

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“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

tags: identity

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