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“father might have been my favorite playmate, but she was my hero,”
― One Step Too Far
― One Step Too Far
“Because the Bolsheviks, who were so intent upon recasting the future from a mold of their own making, would not rest until every last vestige of his Russia had been uprooted, shattered, or erased.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“TN They say our lives are written in the stars, that our fate is predetermined. But after the life I’ve lived, I believe that we are the authors of our own destiny, endowed by the Almighty with the power to choose our own paths, and, when necessary, to rewrite the stars.”
― The Keeper of Stars
― The Keeper of Stars
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