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    Yvonne Korshak
    “Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?” he asked. Yellow hair like hers was rare among the Greeks. Though some people say that Helen of Troy . . .”
    ― Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
    tags: exquisite, governance, historical, history, justice, political-intrigue, realistic, romance, vibrant
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    Max Nowaz
    “Just now he was on a mind-blowing adventure and it was rapidly spiralling out of control, and this is what he needed to concentrate his mind on. How could he squeeze Daley to get the book back; that’s if Daley had it in his possession in the first place? The next few days were going to be crucial.”
    ― Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky
    tags: action, adventure-books, fantasy, fantasy-adventure, fantasy-thriller, fiction, humour, magic, magical-realm, thriller
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    Annie Dillard
    “All the green in the planted world consists of these whole, rounded chloroplasts wending their ways in water. If you analyze a molecule of chlorophyll itself, what you get is one hundred thirty-six atoms of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen arranged in an exact and complex relationship around a central ring. At the ring's center is a single atom of magnesium. Now: If you remove the atom of magnesium and in its exact place put an atom of iron, you get a molecule of hemoglobin. The iron atom combines with all the other atoms to make red blood, the streaming red dots in the goldfish's tail.”
    ― Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
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    Christopher Paolini
    “The greatest enemy is one that has nothing to lose.”
    ― Christopher Paolini, Eragon
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    Erik Larson
    “. . . why some men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture of sorrow.”
    ― Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City
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    Paulo Coelho
    “Really important meetings are planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other.

    Generally speaking, these meetings occur when we reach a limit, when we need to die and be reborn emotionally. These meetings are waiting for us, but more often than not, we avoid them happening. If we are desperate, though, if we have nothing to lose, or if we are full of enthusiasm for life, then the unknown reveals itself, and our universe changes direction.”
    ― Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes
    tags: souls
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    Rick Warren
    “Jesus specialized in menial tasks that everyone else tried to avoid: washing feet, helping children, fixing breakfast, and serving lepers. Nothing was beneath him, because he came to serve. It wasn’t in spite of his greatness that he did these things, but because of it, and he expects us to follow his example.”
    ― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
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    Edward Williams
    “Had I left some children behind somewhere in the world?”
    ― Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
    tags: drama, explorer, freelance-journalism, gangs, memoirs, murder, occult-organisations, south-east-asian-jungles, travel-biographies-and-memoirs
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    Carol Strickland
    “I want to be Empress.”
    “Oh, Theodora, don’t be insane.” Antonina took her friend’s hands. “Do you really think a circus clown can become a queen?”
    “There’s no fruit without a flower.”
    “But an Empress? Maybe in a thousand years.”
    “All I have is today.” She stiffened her backbone, like a fluttery leaf changing into an oak. “And I won’t be defeated by a failure of imagination.”
    ― Carol Strickland, The Eagle and the Swan
    tags: betrayal, christianity, educational, fiction, historical-fiction, honesty, power, roman-empire, turbulent, violent
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    Max Nowaz
    “Charlie said your friend’s disappeared,” chirped Wendy.
    “No, he hasn’t.” Adam denied it. “He’s in the house. Now, look, what’s all this you’ve been telling them?”
    “Nothing, I haven’t told them anything.” Charlie looked drunk.
    “He said you’ve turned your friend into a crayfish,” insisted Wendy.
    “He’s always making little jokes like that, and you fell for it. How am I supposed to do that, for heaven’s sake?” Adam was angry.
    “With your little book you found. What’s that under your arm?”
    ― Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky
    tags: action, adventure-books, fantasy, fantasy-adventure, fantasy-thriller, fiction, humour, magic, magical-realm, thriller
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    A.R. Merrydew
    “The computer began to titter. ‘Well it’s a long story honey, but the concise version is this. Talalia has been a bad girl. She was grounded for six months after her last trip.”
    ― A.R. Merrydew, Inara
    tags: ai, artificial-intelligence, compelling, deep, future, humanity, sci-fi, science-fiction, suspense, thriller
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    Susan Rowland
    “The girl flinched, even lying down. Mary continued through gritted teeth. “Murder can’t be walked away from. Just like you can’t walk away from Viktor. He’ll find you if you run. Richard can’t protect you if Viktor believes you have his babies.”
    ― Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds
    tags: action, adventure, drama, fast-paced, fiction-novel, murder-mystery, thriller
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    Paul Cude
    “Would you like me to put you out of your misery, before I put you out of your misery?”
    ― Paul Cude, Bentwhistle the Dragon in a Threat from the Past
    tags: fantasy, fantasy-books, fantasy-books-humour, fantasy-fiction, fantasy-young-adult
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    Virginia Woolf
    “Life is not a series of gig lamps symmetrically arranged; life is a luminous halo, a semitransparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end.”
    ― Virginia Woolf
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    Spencer Johnson
    “O que você faria se não tivesse medo?”
    ― Spencer Johnson, Quem Mexeu No Meu Queijo?
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    Rachel Caine
    “Did you see my ninja move?That was fast, right?"
    "You are not a ninja, Shane."
    "I've watched all the movies. I just haven't gotten the certificate from the correspondence course yet.”
    ― Rachel Caine
    tags: ghost-town, shane-and-claire
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    Jacob Grimm
    “the soles off your shoes!' Then he took out a sack of pearls which lay in the rushes, and without another word he dragged it away and disappeared behind a stone. It happened that soon afterwards the mother sent the two children to the town to buy needles and thread, and laces”
    ― Jacob Grimm, Grimm's Fairy Tales
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    Dante Alighieri
    “That precious fruit which all men eagerly go searching for on many different boughs will give,today, peace to your hungry soul.”
    ― Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
    tags: poetry
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