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Hollywood was a different place in the dark hours, after the neon and glitter had dimmed. Ballard saw the change every night. It became a place of predators and prey and nothing in between, a place where the haves were comfortably and
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“I scowled at him. “Not every good thing that happens is divine intervention, Michael.” “True,” Michael said, “but I prefer to give Him the credit unless I have a good reason to believe otherwise. It seems more polite than the other way around.”
― Small Favor
― Small Favor
“When I emailed an archive for a picture of what was arguably America’s first shopping center, the librarian wrote back with the needed links and added, “As a child of the 1990s, I’ve got many a fond memory of the mall, including the fad kiosks (pogs, especially).”
― Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall
― Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall
“Once the sword was drawn there was no turning back; for blood called for blood, and vengeance followed swift on the heels of atrocity.”
― Red Nails (Conan
― Red Nails (Conan
“The Templars would later encounter Ismaili dualists in the form of the Assassins, who would descend from their Syrian mountain eyrie to commit acts of terror against all sides.”
― The Tragedy of the Templars: The Rise and Fall of the Crusader States
― The Tragedy of the Templars: The Rise and Fall of the Crusader States
“Civilians!” they read in Japanese. “Evacuate at once! “These leaflets are being dropped to notify you that your city has been listed for destruction by our powerful air force. “This advance notice will give your military authorities ample time to take necessary defensive measures to protect you from our inevitable attack. Watch and see how powerless they are to protect you. Systematic destruction of city after city will continue as long as you blindly follow your military leaders whose blunders have placed you on the very brink of oblivion. It is your responsibility to overthrow the military government now and save what is left of your beautiful country. “In the meanwhile, we encourage all civilians to evacuate at once.”
― Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan
― Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan
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