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“Ankh, udja, seneb!”
― Daughter of the Gods: A Novel of Ancient Egypt
― Daughter of the Gods: A Novel of Ancient Egypt
“She grasped the crook and flail with cool hands and sank gracefully to her knees. The High Priest of Amun placed a piece of flatbread imprinted with an ankh, the symbol of everlasting life, upon her tongue. It was gritty, the dough having been sprinkled with sand blessed by all the High Priests before it was baked that morning.”
― Daughter of the Gods: A Novel of Ancient Egypt
― Daughter of the Gods: A Novel of Ancient Egypt
“You master mathematics if you are willing to try. That’s what Schoenfeld attempts to teach his students.”
― Outliers: The Story of Success
― Outliers: The Story of Success
“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and deeply spiritual, glorifying the smallest life-form and embracing the most distant stars.”
― An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain
― An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain
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