Madlyn Underkoffler

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“The early women rise before I do. Their lamps splinter the gloom of the kitchens. They chatter in whispers as they brew tea for the cooks. Windows are open to counter the heat of the ovens. Outside, the sky is as black as my soul.”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

tags: adventure, drama, engaging, fantasy-fiction, fiction, historical-fantasy, literary-fiction, literature, sorcery

904 likes

“Mary’s hands clenched. She’d been through fire, what with a murder, and white supremacists. And what about Caroline, who had gone undercover to rescue the Scroll’s Key Keeper? Where were the College’s thanks for that?”
― Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder

tags: action, betrayal, detective, drama, fiction, investigation, realistic, suspense, thriller

440 likes

“Everything is more expensive. There is so much more to do in Madrid, so you’ll have to learn to say no to events so you can study.”
― Pilar Calvoz Cordón, Shape Your Path at IE University : What to expect from Spain’s Instituto de Empresa University

tags: college-advice, madrid-life, nonfiction, priorities, student-life-balance, study-habits, time-management

93 likes

“Tipping her head back, he asked, “Do you trust me”
― Lin Wilder, Plausible Liars: A Dr. Lindsey McCall Medical Mystery 5

tags: book-quote, high-tension, protect-and-defend, relationship-moment, suspense-romance-edge, thriller-feels, trust

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“The fantasy of living these experiences was one thing, but having the self-confidence to head out into the world and chase them, to take a great leap into the unknown and trust that the world would catch me, was another thing altogether.”
― Jeff Johns, Jet Lag Junkie: Unfiltered Tales of a Compulsive Wanderer

tags: adventure-mindset, brave-choices, chasing-dreams, confidence-journey, fear-to-freedom, into-the-unknown, leap-of-faith, personal-growth, travel-memoir

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