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    J.L. Marrain
    “To Alick, Shaylee looked like an exotic angel.”
    ― J.L. Marrain, The Gridd: Perils of the Lightholder
    tags: character-moment, dreamlike, faeryland, fantasy-romance-hints, first-impression, portal-fantasy, wonder, ya
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    “He had an intrusive gaze and quietly confident manner, that seemed to strip away the layers of protective deception Scott would usually adopt around strangers.”
    ― R.D. Ronald, The Elephant Tree
    tags: philosophical-musings
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    Jennifer Wizbowski
    “Someday, you will see that you are capable and strong enough to live all on your own. But for now, you needn’t worry. Your Nonna has enough snap in her, and you will stay right here where I can protect you.”
    ― Jennifer Wizbowski, Poinsettia Girl: The Story of Agata della Pieta
    tags: coming-of-age, found-family, heartfelt-fiction, historical-fiction, protection, resilience, women-supporting-women
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    “I was scared to death of these chickens, but I tried not to let Ira know that.”
    ― Wayne Edwards, A Stone's Throw: A heartwarming story of a city girl and her rancher grandfather turning adversity into love and community
    tags: bravery, character-voice, coming-of-age, fish-out-of-water, humor, new-skills, ranch-life, relatable-reads
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    Patricia Mather Parker
    “You bear the mark, young one. Watch and learn and you will know the truth about yourself.”
    ― Patricia Mather Parker, The Abode
    tags: book-quotes, destiny, fantasy, identity, kid-lit, magic, middle-grade, mystery, self-discovery
    54 likes

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    Susan Rowland
    “His candle began to flicker rhythmically as if someone blew on it from a distance.”
    ― Susan Rowland, The Swan Lake Murders
    tags: candlelight-vibes, gothic-atmosphere, moody-fiction, night-reads, paranormal-mystery, ritual-magic, witchy-reads
    153 likes

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    Max Nowaz
    “Are you really a reporter?” asked Brown.
“You already asked me that. Come back to Levita, take the pardon.”
 “I doubt I’ll live long enough to get there,” said Brown bitterly.
“I hope you survive. You are a fighter. And we have the antidote for your habit on
Levita. I suggest you take a vacation. There’s nothing much that’s going to happen here.”
With that she left, leaving Brown more confused than ever.
He was a father, he had a son. And, the Levitians had a cure for his drug-addled body.”
    ― Max Nowaz, The Arbitrator
    tags: contemporary-fiction, intrigue, manipulation, mystery, suspense, thriller
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    Sara Pascoe
    “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
    438 likes

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    Anastasia Pash
    “There’s so much to do in Bali that you may feel a little overwhelmed when it comes to packing. On a recent trip, I hiked a volcano, went island hopping and snorkelling, went to yoga and breathwork classes, got massages, visited waterfalls, dined at upscale restaurants, spent an afternoon at a beach club, wandered through rice paddies and visited temples.”
    ― Anastasia Pash, Travel With Style: Master the Art of Stylish and Functional Travel Capsules
    tags: bali, bali-indonesia, female-travelers, travel, travel-writing
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    Michael G. Kramer
    “After March in 1945, the Japanese felt threatened by possibility of the people of Indochina rising against them. Therefore, they stated:
    “We of the Imperial Japanese Army have only invaded other Asian countries in order to remove the European and American white man from Asia! Stick with us Japanese and together we shall make Asians great while we kick the whites out of the entire region!”

    (A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two)”
    ― Michael G. Kramer
    tags: army, battles, death, determination, family, fighting, fighting-for-your-life, front-line, pilots, soldiers
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    Ovid
    “Love is no assignment for cowards.”
    ― Ovid
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    Michael Chabon
    “Sammy felt...that he would rather not love at all than be punished for loving. He had no idea of how long his life would one day seem to have gone on; how daily present the absence of love would come to feel.”
    ― Michael Chabon, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
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    Aldo Leopold
    “By this international commerce of geese, the waste corn of Illinois is carried through the clouds to the Arctic tundras, there to combine with the waste sunlight of a nightless June to grow goslings for all the lands between. And in this annual barter of food for light, and winter warmth for summer solitude, the whole continent receives as net profit a wild poem dropped from the murky skies upon the muds of March.”
    ― Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac with Other Essays on Conservation from Round River
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    Yevgeny Zamyatin
    “Dicen que hay unas flores que sólo se abren y florecen cada cien años. Y ¿por qué no han de haber otras que florezcan una vez cada mil e incluso cada diez mil años? Quizá no lo hayamos sabido por la simple razón de que este «una vez cada mil años» acontece precisamente hoy.”
    ― Yevgeny Zamyatin, We
    tags: español
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    Virginia Woolf
    “We do not know our own souls, let alone the souls of others. Human beings do not go hand in hand the whole stretch of the way. There is a virgin forest in each; a snowfield where even the print of birds' feet is unknown. Here we go alone, and like it better so. Always to have sympathy, always to be accompanied, always to be understood would be intolerable.”
    ― Virginia Woolf, On Being Ill
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