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Jack Bale

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Jack Bale rated a book it was amazing Merlin's Game by Jack Bale (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Highly recommended for fans of sophisticated, character-driven psychological thrillers! If you enjoy thrillers that focus less on car chases and more on the internal chess match between a damaged man and the voice that owns him, this is for you. A hau ...more
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Jack Bale liked that Ivana is now following Jack Bale Author of Death in Saint Tropez
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Jack Bale liked Ivana's review of Merlin's Game: "If you enjoy thrillers that focus less on car chases and more on the internal chess match between a damaged man and the voice that owns him, this is for you. Bale delivers a haunting portrait of ambition, trauma, and the price of 'protection.' Be war" Read more of this review »
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Jack’s Quotes

“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: attributed-no-source, enemies, forgiveness, strategy

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“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

tags: adversity, inspirational, life-lessons, problems, trials

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“I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves. They didn't bother to find out who and what I was. Instead they would invent a character for me. I wouldn't argue with them. They were obviously loving somebody I wasn't.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”
― Maya Angelou

tags: character, consistency, courage, determination, essence, ethos, fortitude, goodness, inspiration, life-lessons, persistence, resolve, self-reliance, strength, virtue, virtues

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“The greatest challenge we face is to truly believe, at the very core of our heart,
we are loved unconditionally for who we are, and not for what we can do.’
Colm Holland”
― Colm Holland, The Secret of The Alchemist: Uncovering the Secret in Paulo Coelho's Bestselling Novel 'the Alchemist'