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#1

“The Alchemy Scroll works on the heart,” he said. “It plants words as I plant stones. The Scroll-maker is my brother. He paints the mysteries of God while I, guided by the Mother, built the new Hall as a door to heaven,” he said.”
― Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder

tags: action, adventure, climatic, dramatic, emotionally-charged, fast-paced, mystery, profound, tense, unpredictable

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#2

“The Earl of Lancaster loudly spoke, “Piers Gaveston, this court finds you guilty of treason, of sodomy and sedition as well as many other crimes against God! You shall be taken to Blacklow Hill, which shall by your place of execution, and you shall be put to death by two of my Welsh soldiers! May God have mercy upon your soul!”
― Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

tags: biographical, culture, drama, england, enlightening, experience, heritage, personal-life, politics, royalty

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#3

“Still I chase the wind
   and float as a gentle breeze
  up among the stars
  then descending
  as a bird down amidst the trees.”
― Sherman Kennon, Whisk Of Dust: Too Unseen Distance

tags: compassion, empower, energy, gratitude, joy, personal-development, smile, soar, take-risks, wander

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#4

“How can you feel the eternity of love just by looking into the eyes? It’s the eternity of the soul that reflects eternal love.”
― Raz Mihal, Just Love Her

tags: eternal-love, infinite-connection, soul-gaze

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#5

“Buying loyalty can be as effective as fear when one’s rival is poorer than oneself.”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

tags: adventure, drama, fantasy, fiction, humour, intrigue, literature, magic, mystery, sorcery

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#6

“Yeah, you almost got yourself killed, you idiot,” she said smiling. She
was well aware of his daredevil tendencies and to the extent possible,
comfortable with them.
“No, it was something stranger than that. When I was underwater,
my life did flash before my eyes. You know, just like everyone says it
does. But there was . . . something else . . . something that wasn’t part
of my life. It was like it was stuck right there at the end, just before I
popped to the surface, and I can’t imagine what it was.”
Val slowly turned her head back toward the road then asked, “Well,
what was it you saw?”
― Jody Summers, The Mayan Legacy

tags: apocalypse, destruction, earth, environmentalism, fight-for-existence, man-made-disasters, pain, struggles, texas, thriller

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#7

“DON’T THINK, FEEL flickers from an electric billboard cutting out the darkness. ”
― Adam Scott Huerta, Motive Black

tags: courage, denial, discovering, government, gripping, hurt, identity, manipulation, struggles, survival

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#8

“No te amo como si fueras rosa de sal, topacio
o flecha de claveles que propagan el fuego:
te amo como se aman ciertas cosas oscuras,
secretamente, entre la sombra y el alma.

Te amo como la planta que no florece y lleva
dentro de sí, escondida, la luz de aquellas flores,
y gracias a tu amor vive oscuro en mi cuerpo
el apretado aroma que ascendió de la tierra.

Te amo sin saber cómo, ni cuándo, ni de dónde,
te amo directamente sin problemas ni orgullo:
así te amo porque no sé amar de otra manera,

sino así de este modo en que no soy ni eres,
tan cerca que tu mano sobre mi pecha es mía,
tan cerca que cierran tus ojos con mi sueño.”
― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets

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#9

“WE do try to eat," Raoul called back to her [Kel]. I go all faint if I don't get fed regularly. Only think of the disgrace to the King's Own if I fell from the saddle."
"But there was that time in Fanwood," a voice behind them said.
"That wedding in Tameran," added the blonde Sergeant Osbern, riding a horse-length behind Kel.
"Don't forget when what's-his-name, with the army, retired," yelled a third.
"Silence, insubordinate curs!" cried Raoul. "Do not sully my new squire's ears with your profane tales!"
"Even if they're TRUE?" That was Dom. It seemed Neal wasn't the only family member versed in irony.”
― Tamora Pierce, Squire

tags: humor

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#10

“I don't want to do anything. I don't even want to start this day because then I'll just be expected to finish it.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

tags: depression, lack-of-motivation, life, work

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#11

“Wealth is certainly a most desirable thing, but poverty has its sunny side, and one of the sweet uses of adversity is the genuine satisfaction which comes from hearty work of head or hand, and to the inspiration of necessity, we owe half the wise, beautiful, and useful blessings of the world.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

tags: little-women

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#12

“a guard was like a sphinx. He functioned not by some deed, but rather by his mere bodily presence.”
― Patrick Süskind, The Pigeon

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#13

“Some things are created to be together.”
― Ally Condie, Matched

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#14

“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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#15

“Kurt, could you please serve this invoice upon the Prussian Pickle, the Major General von Trotha for the disrupting the legitimate working of F..H. Schmidt Engineering Services?”
― Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

tags: action, conflict, drama, educational, fiction, historical, insightful, justice, political-intrigue

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#16

“We strive for harmony, but it is not always realized.”
― C. Toni Graham, Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals

tags: adventure, engaging, exciting, fantasy, life, suspense, teen, ya, young-adult

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#17

“The steps leading to the porch looked worn, cracked, and unpainted, ready for a nice hot fire.”
― Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow

tags: action-novel, adventure-story, crime, detective-novel, historical-crime-story, intrigue, murder-mystery-novel, mystery-thriller, private-investigator, thriller-novel

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#18

“Marco had examined every inch of Guayanés Beach, where coconut palms that once grew along the shore in majestic rows lay crisscrossed in the sand like scattered pencils.”
― Margarita Barresi, A Delicate Marriage

tags: colonialism, cultural-pride, evocative, historical-fiction, loyalty, lush-landscapes, motherhood, political-reform, rebellion, self-discovery

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#19

“Plastic is still plastic. The material still remains a polymer. Polyethylene is not biodegraded in any”
― Alan Weisman, The World Without Us

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#20

“Why, did you know that there are almost as many kinds of stillness as there are sounds? But, sadly enough, no one pays any attention to them these days.”
― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth

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#21

“You wander from room to room
Hunting for the diamond necklace
That is already around your neck!”
― Rumi

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#22

“Following the pattern of other African groups, they explained they were the BaKongo people and called their language KiKongo. Inland, they said, was the capital of their tribe, MbanzaKongo, where there lived a powerful leader or king, the ManiKongo.”
― Tim Butcher, Blood River: The Terrifying Journey through the World's Most Dangerous Country

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#23

“Aim at Heaven and you will get Earth 'thrown in': aim at Earth and you will get neither.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Joyful Christian

tags: christ, christianity, religion

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#24

“Most people have two emergency modes. Fight and Flight. But Conner always knew he had three. Fight, Flight, and Screw Up Royally.”
― Neal Shusterman, Unwind

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