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Matthew

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Matthew is Currently Reading

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This Tender Land

by William Kent Krueger (Goodreads Author)

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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)

by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author)

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Dreambound

by Dan Frey (Goodreads Author)

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Matthew’s Quotes

“In my soaked condition, it was freezing cold. It felt wonderful, and I had visions of ice-coated mosquitoes falling off my raincoat. Uttering little gaspy screams.”
― Donald Harstad, Known Dead

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“Walking the stacks in a library, dragging your fingers across the spines -- it's hard not to feel the presence of sleeping spirits.”
― Robin Sloan, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

tags: books, libraries

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“Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

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“People could say a lot of negative things about the apocalypse, but there was no arguing the air quality in Los Angeles had really improved.”
― Peter Clines, Ex-Heroes

tags: air, apocalypse, los-angeles, smog, superheroes, zombies

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“Couldn’t you hypnotize her or something?"
"It doesn’t work like that."
"I thought vampires were all sex gods with the ladies."
Cade looked at him. "What gave you that idea?"
"Uh ... late-night TV, mostly ..."
"Humans are our food. Do you want to have sex with a cow?”
― Christopher Farnsworth, Blood Oath

tags: humor, vampire

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