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#1

“The beautiful stranger cuddled Cindy, and she rocked the chair slightly as she spoke softly to her. “Suicide is a problem, not a solution. Humans you love would be hurt deeply if you left them. Becky Johnson and her parents would be crushed. Your grandparents in Florida never forget to mention your name in their evening prayers. I have loved you before and since your first heartbeat. Your father loves you. He will be rightfully proud when I tell him about your brave attempt to protect Pretty Boy.”
“You will speak to Daddy?”
“I will.”
“Please, may I know? Who are you?”
“I am your guardian angel, Cindy.”
― Shafter Bailey, Cindy Divine: The Little Girl Who Frightened Kings

tags: childhood-trauma, cultural-impact, faith-in-humanity, fortitude, government, inspirational-journey, miracles-of-life, national-recognition, power-of-one, rebuilding-life

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#2

“He clamped his eyes shut and waited for the pang of something he could no longer name to subside; it plucked at steel threads holding him together and reverberated through his system.”
― J. Rose Black, Losing My Breath

tags: compelling, drama, friends, friendship, humorous-american-fiction, humorous-fiction, journey, literary, romantic-comedy, steamy-romance

160 likes

#3

“Thanksgiving is no time for amateur hour in the kitchen, but we were subjected to this Gong Show on a yearly basis. Aunt Kathy went knee deep in her preparations where others would have surrendered.”
― Harold Phifer, Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar

tags: abuse, autobiography, bullies, manipulation, memoir, mental-illness, raw, sadness, schizophrenic

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#4

“The guard looked down at the scarlet bloodstains blooming on his chest. He appeared to think of something that he needed to say, but as his lips began to form the words, his knees gave up the strain of supporting his ruined bulk. He collapsed to the floor, his throat issuing a final sound like a bubbling casserole.”
― R.D. Ronald, The Zombie Room

tags: death-rattle, dying

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#5

“Out of the bedroom window, Tara watches the silver moon in the night sky cast a faint glow on the pine trees. Ian was right. It’s time to move on. Not to forget, but to forge ahead.”
― Dawn Chalker

tags: accepting, connection, destiny, feelings, finding-yourself, future, love, motivation, moving-on, uplifting

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#6

“Many believers are missing freedom and abundant life because they’re standing beside God’s will but not in God’s will.”
― Kathryn Krick, Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression

tags: believe, believer, change, faith, freedom, god, god-s-love, life-changing, missing, truth

237 likes

#7

“Maybe we can politely ignore each other forever? I think that's the mature thing to do.”
― Sara Pascoe, Weirdo: 'Intense, also BRILLIANT, funny and forensically astute.' Marian Keyes

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#8

“When pain and talent mix together, that’s when you’re able to persevere in your goals in life; the pain gives your talent something to feed into.”
― Vernon Davis

tags: competitive, eye-opening, family, inspirational, inspiring, interesting, journey, love, progress

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#9

“I don’t think so, said the captain. Their ship is clearly outfitted with weapons systems that it did not have when it left Terrene over 600 years ago. And they are pointed directly at us.”
― Steven Decker, The Balance of Time

tags: action, contemporary, death, drama, dystopian, fantasy, fiction, general, past

61 likes

#10

“The good, the admirable reader identifies himself not with the boy or the girl in the book, but with the mind that conceived and composed that book.”
― Vladimir Nabokov

tags: author, books, reader, reading, writing

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#11

“This is where dad burried the little raccoon.
I don't even know he existed a few days ago and now he's gone forever. It's like I found him for no reason. I had to say good-bye as soon as I said hello.
Still...in a sad, awful, terrible way, I'm happy I met him.
What a stupid world.”
― Bill Watterson, Something Under the Bed is Drooling

tags: calvin-and-hobbes

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#12

“If they do not respect your punch they simply keep going until they knock you down, man. A boxer must have respect.”
― Bryce Courtenay, The Power of One

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#13

“said Fred. I took the present.”
― Jon Scieszka, Knights of the Kitchen Table

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#14

“Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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#15

“You must come to terms with the reality that nothing outside ourselves, be it people or things is actually responsible for our happiness.”
― Ammar Habib, Mary Edwards Walker: America's Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient

tags: inspirational

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#16

“If there was one thing a former sniper could do well, it was wait. Patiently. Quietly. Without a sound. Barely a movement. Just him, a quiet mind and his breath.”
― J. Rose Black, Losing My Breath

tags: drama, fiction, fun, general-fiction, laugh-out-loud, love, relationships, romance-novel, satire-fiction, suspense

478 likes

#17

“Cindy, when you went to sleep this night, you did not know you would take the first step of the proverbial thousand-mile journey before the next dawn. You will need genuine strength for each step. Remember, truth is the only source of genuine strength on planet Earth.”
― Shafter Bailey, Cindy Divine: The Little Girl Who Frightened Kings

tags: dog-lover, emotional-journey, inner-healing, innocence, mental-resilience, overcoming-despair, societal-change, speaking-out, strength-in-adversity, strength-of-spirit

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#18

“The blast of hot air lifted Tazeem from his feet and threw him onto his back in the road. He blinked up into the night sky; raindrops glowed orange as they fell towards the earth.”
― R.D. Ronald, The Zombie Room

tags: descriptive-prose, explosion

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#19

“Regardless, they were as lovely as two bouquets of red roses
Still, I remembered those hidden thorns! As a kid, they delivered a double dose of whip-ass that put more knots on my head than bumps on a toad frog. Yes, I had residual wounds and a set of T-shirts from those run-ins. The wrong wordor a misguided flirt could’ve restarted a continuum on my skull.
Mary and Martha were Boss Chicks when I entered first grade. Jerry gave me big brotherly advice on how to greet beautiful girls. His Game: “Make eye contact, give off a big smile, and then tilt your cap.” Got it! I was down for a double fantasy. Well, as I approached the sisters and made the “Big Move,” unfortunately they delivered a few shots and a couple of jolts respectively to mycranium that rung every bell I had. Apparently, they didn’t like boys hitting on them at that stage of their youth. So, I learned to stay in my lane and never take any more tips from Jerry.”
― Harold Phifer, My Bully, My Aunt, & Her Final Gift

tags: advice, family, fantasy, fiction, knowledge, love, memories, relationships, romance

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#20

“It was the worst moment of my life, to realize she was really gone, never to return.”
Tara does not know what it would be like to have lived with the same person, loved the same person, for so many years, and suddenly have them not be with you ever again.”
― dawn chalker, Lost and Found

tags: darkness, drama, dreams, heartbreak, hurt, life, loss, love, sad, triumph

139 likes

#21

“The contemplative clinking and methodical chewing are a little weird, but it is proof that souls are housed inside the physical body.”
― Tom Hillman, Digging for God

tags: contemplating, healing, healing-journey, inner-peace, love, peace, self-love, spirit, spirituality

222 likes

#22

“What’s “ague?”‘ Raya asked.
‘Malaria.’ Oscar said.
‘Oh, great.’
‘Hey, you want plague? They got that too.’ Raya ignored
the cat.”
― Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

tags: adventure, children-s-paranormal, coming-of-age, coming-of-age-fiction, engaging, fantasy-adventure, fantasy-thriller, occult, supernatural, young-adult

415 likes

#23

“I’ve seen the anointing at work time and time again—people healed, oppression lifted, and lives completely transformed in an instant.”
― Kathryn Krick, Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression

tags: change, church, examples, family, find-god, jesus, powerful, theology, upbringing, values

245 likes

#24

“The choices we’re working with here are a block universe, where past, present and future all coexist simultaneously and everything has already happened; chaos, where anything can happen and nothing can be predicted because we can’t know all the variables; and a Christian universe in which God made everything and it’s all here for a purpose but we have free will anyway.”
― Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife

tags: chaos, choices, free-will, future, god, life, past, present, universe

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#25

“It's official. Trust is dead.”
― Koushun Takami, Battle Royale, Vol. 01

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#26

“A saying from the Hindu scriptures is: “In shallow men the fish of little thoughts cause much commotion. In oceanic minds the whales of inspiration make hardly a ruffle.” Because”
― Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

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#27

“It has always been easier to believe himself capable of evil than to accept evil in others.”
― Judith Guest, Ordinary People

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#28

“To light a candle is to cast a shadow...”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea

tags: balance, equilibrium, evil, good, knowledge, taoism

477 likes

#29

“I am broken and healing, but every piece of my heart belong to you.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

tags: a-court-of-mist-and-fury

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