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Book cover for Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy #1)

Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy #1) by Ken Follett

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‘It’s not just the newspapers,’ Bernie said. ‘It’s the money.’ Bernie paid a lot of attention to government finance, which was odd in a man who had never had more than a few shillings. Ethel saw an opportunity to bring him out of his mood, ...more

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Abhinandan’s Quotes

“A kiss is a secret which takes the lips for the ear.”
― Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac

tags: kiss, lips, secret

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“I think that's what art is: art is communication made in the hope that interesting miscommunications will arise.”
― Misha Glouberman

tags: aesthetics, art

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“Love with your mouth shut, help without breaking your ass or publicizing it: keep cool, but care.”
― Thomas Pynchon, V.

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“She is free in her wildness, she is a wanderess, a drop of free water. She knows nothing of borders and cares nothing for rules or customs. 'Time' for her isn’t something to fight against. Her life flows clean, with passion, like fresh water.”
― Roman Payne

tags: empowerment, exploration, feminism, roman-payne, strong-women, the-wanderess, wander, wanderer, wanderess, wandering

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“Color directly influences the soul. Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the hammers, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another purposively, to cause vibrations in the soul.”
― Wassily Kandinsky, Concerning the Spiritual in Art

tags: aesthetics, artist, color, music, soul

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