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Alex Givant

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Абсолютная память (Amos Decker, #1)

by David Baldacci (Goodreads Author)

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Parting Shot (Promise Falls #4) by Linwood Barclay

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He…he looks for shortcuts. He’s impatient. The road to success is not a superhighway. It has plenty of bends and detours, and sometimes the bridge gets taken out in a flood. Many of us find another route, even if it takes us hundreds of ...more

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Alex’s Quotes

“A man thinks he can fly, but he is afraid to jump. A poor friend pushes him from behind.” He looks up at me. “A good friend jumps with.”
― Pierce Brown, Morning Star

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“You're a sinister little shit, aren't you?" Victra asks.
"I'm Gold, bitch. What'd you expect? Warm milk and cookies just because I'm pocket sized?”
― Pierce Brown, Golden Son

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“Ребенку скучно играть с готовой игрушкой, которую можно использовать только по какому-то одному назначению. Какая бы дорогая эта игрушка ни была, она не представляет ценности для ребенка, если он не может что-то делать с ней руками или приспособить ее в соответствии со своим богатым воображением.”
― Масару Ибука, После трех уже поздно

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