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The Covenant of Water

by Abraham Verghese (Goodreads Author)

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

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“The world is a chessboard, Madam, on which we play out our ploys and follies. You are the Queen, of course. Your moves are the strongest. For myself, I claim only to be a knight, advancing in a crooked progress. Do we move ourselves, do you think, or does a great gloved hand place on our squares”
― Catherine Fisher, Incarceron

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This book is dedicated to our mom.”
― Daniel Nayeri, Another Faust

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“On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.”
― Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays

tags: humility, throne

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“If it looks real and feels real, do you think it matters if it's real?”
― Daniel Nayeri, Another Faust

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