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    Lewis Carroll
    “Oh, you can't help that,' said the cat. 'We're all mad here.”
    ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
    tags: cheshire-cat
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    Naomi Novik
    “I should rather have you than a heap of gold, even if it were very comfortable to sleep on.”
    ― Naomi Novik, His Majesty's Dragon
    tags: books
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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien
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    Xanxa Symanah
    “Wind turns green and the Goddess smiles. Everything will be the right size.”
    ― Xanxa Raggatt
    tags: inspirational
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    John Michael Greer
    “Consider the way that so many people nowadays use the word "imaginary" to mean "unreal." In actuality, of course, what we imagine is real in its own way, and it can be powerful and important as well.”
    ― John Michael Greer, The Druid Path: A Modern Tradition of Nature Spirituality
    tags: druid, druidism, druidry, druids, nature, ritual, spiritual, spirituality, welsh
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    Lewis Carroll
    “I'm not crazy. My reality is just different than yours.”
    ― Lewis Carroll
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    Harper Lee
    “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
    ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
    tags: atticus-finch, courage
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    Harper Lee
    “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
    ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
    tags: better-life-empathy
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    Kevin Hearne
    “Wow you need to get some sun.”
    “Shut up. I'm Irish.”
    ― Kevin Hearne, Hounded
    tags: atticus, granuaile
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    Bernard Cornwell
    “Only the gods tell him what to do, and you should beware of men who take their orders from the gods.”
    ― Bernard Cornwell, The Last Kingdom
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    Bernard Cornwell
    “The preachers tell us that pride is a great sin, but the preachers are wrong. Pride makes a man, it drives him, it is the shield wall around his reputation... Men die, they said, but reputation does not die.”
    ― Bernard Cornwell, The Last Kingdom
    tags: preachers, pride, reputation, shield-wall
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    Bernard Cornwell
    “A leader leads,” Ragnar said, “and you can’t ask men to risk death if you’re not willing to risk it yourself.”
    ― Bernard Cornwell, The Last Kingdom
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    “The universe is exactly the size that your soul can encompass. Some people live in extremely small worlds, and some live in a world of infinite possibilities. you have just received some sensory input that suggest its bigger than you previously thought. What are you going to do with that information? Will you deny it or embrace it?”
    ― Atticus Hounded The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne
    tags: atticus, hounded, kevin-hearne, the-iron-druid-chronicles
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    Naomi Novik
    “he thought how little the rest of the world should matter to him, when he was secure in the good opinion of those he valued most, and in the knowledge that he was doing his duty.”
    ― Naomi Novik, His Majesty's Dragon
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    Susan Cain
    “There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.”
    ― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
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    Susan Cain
    “Don't think of introversion as something that needs to be cured.”
    ― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
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    K.V. Wilson
    “But there’s no such thing as just human. Humans can do incredible things sometimes.”
    ― K.V. Wilson, Incarnate
    tags: deities, fantasy, fiction, inspirational, legends, magic, mythology, shapeshifters, spiritual, young-adult
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    K.V. Wilson
    “Who are you people, really?” Valkyrie demands.
    I smirk, shrinking into my humanoid form. “Do you believe in gods?”
    ― K.V. Wilson, Incarnate
    tags: celtic, culture, fantasy, fiction, gods, legends, magic, mythology, shapeshifter, spirits
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    K.V. Wilson
    “We, as Guardians, are not here to win this war but to end it.”
    ― K.V. Wilson, Guardian
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    K.V. Wilson
    “David, listen to me. We are the epitome of impossible. Shapeshifters! Brought to life by an arrogant spirit under the light of a blood moon.”
    ― K.V. Wilson, Spiritborne
    tags: fantasy, lycans, mythological, shapeshifters, spirits, urban, werewolves
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    K.V. Wilson
    “How arrogant and naïve it is to assume that there are solely three who have achieved this understanding, this connection to the natural world. Solely three guardians tasked with keeping the balance between our worlds. No.”
    ― K.V. Wilson, Guardian
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    K.V. Wilson
    “Interesting, naming your sword after the flimsiest of elements. Air. Yet, you people pronounce the word ‘ire’. How quaint. And how unfortunate that your own blade will be the one to end you and those you hold dear.”
    ― K.V. Wilson, Guardian
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    K.V. Wilson
    “I have done my time. Died over and over hopin’ I may see a change in this world, one I could fix with a bit of optimism and elbow grease.”
    ― K.V. Wilson, Guardian
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    K.V. Wilson
    “A number is all I am to them.”
    ― K.V. Wilson, Spiritborne
    tags: fantasy, lycans, mythological, shapeshifters, urban, werewolves
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    K.V. Wilson
    “I grin. "What say ye to taking down the monster we call Saint Patty?"
    The maiden of Loch Ness breaks into a wide smile, displaying beautiful ivory fangs. "I say aye, lad. That is if ye can keep up with me.”
    ― K.V. Wilson, Guardian
    tags: celtic, culture, elements, fantasy, fiction, historical, legends, mythology, native, spirit
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    K.V. Wilson
    “My breath catches in my lungs as exhilaration takes over my energized limbs. I no longer feel the stones underfoot. All I know is the air whooshing past my ears and the thud of my wild heart. I am light as air.”
    ― K.V. Wilson, Spiritborne
    tags: celtic, fantasy, fiction, legends, mythology, native, outdoors, shapeshifter, spirits, wild
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    K.V. Wilson
    “If ye have a choice one way or another, don’t risk it. Prepare yerself an’ then come back, stronger ‘n ever. Never pick a fight when angry; do it when ye’ve got a clear head an’ a reason to risk yer life and others. Only stand up ‘n fight when absolutely necessary, when it means saving a life rather than endangering more.”
    ― K.V. Wilson, Incarnate
    tags: choice, fantasy, fiction, fighting, inspirational, mythology, spiritual, wise
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    K.V. Wilson
    “I groaned as me limbs grew to immense proportions an' me neck stretched. Moss-coloured scales emerged upon me slick skin. Me snout elongated and me teeth sharpened to the size o' small dirks.”
    ― K.V. Wilson, Guardian
    tags: celtic, fantasy, fiction, guardian, legends, mythology, nessie, scotland, shapeshifters, spirits
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    K.V. Wilson
    “I would be there, too, long after the armies had parted ways. I would pick up the pieces their senseless fighting had brought on.”
    ― K.V. Wilson, Incarnate
    tags: battle, celtic, deities, fantasy, fiction, legends, magic, mythology, shapeshifters, spiritual
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    K.V. Wilson
    “Serpens. The symbol for medicine, for healing. Nessie, Mother of the Serpents, has always understood how to keep the balance. Why does she remain by my side when all I can think about is tipping the scale for purposes of revenge?”
    ― K.V. Wilson, Incarnate
    tags: balance, fantasy, fiction, legends, mythology, reincarnation, revenge, serpents, shapeshifting, war
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