Shmuel
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“Wouldn’t tennis be way more interesting with explosive balls?”
― The Dark Talent
― The Dark Talent
“This is the true test of a man. He who will stand when others grow complacent.”
― Firefight
― Firefight
“Air all around him, there was air in the water, all elements were one, fire and earth, air and water. All are but one thing, not four, not two, and not three, but one. He”
― The Bronze Key
― The Bronze Key
“All is interrelated, said one. Fire and earth, air and water. All are but one thing, not four, not two, and not three, but one. Where they are not together is only an incomplete piece. A”
― The Bronze Key
― The Bronze Key
“wonder why I keep writing these chapter introductions. I spend a lot of time in these stories not actually writing these stories. There must be something to it. Something I don’t want to admit. These are another delay. To keep myself from writing the inevitable. As long as I’m waxing fanciful about bunnies and bazookas, I don’t have to make progress toward the ending. I don’t want to get there. Despite claiming I’m writing these autobiographies to set the story straight, I don’t actually want to do it. Deep down, I’d rather think of myself as a hero. Of course, I’m probably too much of a coward to include this section in the book.”
― The Dark Talent
― The Dark Talent
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