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The Secrets of Pain (Merrily Watkins, #11)

by Phil Rickman

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E-Force: Sixteen Stories of Ultra-Freaking Awesomeness

by Minister Faust (Goodreads Author)

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Jack’s Quotes

“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories

tags: intelligence, self-deprecation

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“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: despair, evil, goodness, inspirational, love, sadness, truth, victory

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“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: books, reading

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

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“Always be a poet, even in prose.”
― Charles Baudelaire

tags: poetry, prose, writing

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