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#1

“The truth has a way of coming out of the closet.”
― March Lions, The Last Sunset

tags: action-packed, drama, genetics, gripping, love, political, science-fiction, supremacist, thrilling, war

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#2

“We’re not here to argue with you about the wisdom of our alliance that has kept the Persians at bay for forty years. An argument requires a measure of equality between those in the dispute and Samos is not the equal of Athens.”
― Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

tags: ancient-athens, fiction, history, immersive, literature, love, military-campaigns, philosophical

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#3

“He sat in disbelief as the Mission Possible continued its rocking motion farther out to nowhere. He could hear the metronomic slap, slap, slap of water against the boat’s hull. He checked his watch, turned his Yankees cap around, and started the engines. Taking one last look around, he turned the bow of the Bertram back toward shore. Ready or not, it was time for Jake Reid to go home.”
― Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

tags: action, action-packed, adventure, anticipation, fascinating, fast-paced-thriller, government, humour, spy-novel

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#4

“I wheeled and dealed with leaders from all over the world on behalf of the American people. In fact, my favorite headline from Washington Speaks magazine was “She Walks, She Talks, She Negotiates”.”
― Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

tags: american-history, democracy, diplomacy, discovery, historical-fiction, humour, policy, political-goals, satire

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#5

“Sunny, a silver boy of nine, daydreams of rescuing two princesses: “The princesses’ savior was a gallant knight. No! A prince! The valiant prince was surprisingly young. And silvered.”
― Andri E. Elia, Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel

tags: adventure, coming-of-age, fiction, love, mystery, sci-fi, space, space-opera, teen-ya, wizardry

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#6

“Dachshunds have their own agenda and can be stubborn about seeing their plans through to completion. What Rosie lacked in consistency, she made up for in enthusiasm. Most of the time when I called her name, she sprinted back, her long ears cocked and flying like a little girl's pigtails. Each encounter was a glorious reunion, even if we'd been parted for only a minute or two. I had never felt so loved.”
― Mary Doria Russell, Dreamers of the Day

tags: dachshund, ears, love

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#7

“One viewed the existence of man then as a marvel, and conceded a glamour of wonder to these lice which were caused to cling to a whirling, fire-smote, ice-locked, disease-stricken, space-lost bulb.”
― Stephan Crane

tags: the-blue-hotel

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#8

“Oskar knew people would catch that trolley anyhow. Doors closed, no stops, machine guns on walls—it wouldn’t matter. Humans were incurable that way. People would try to get off it, someone’s loyal Polish maid with a parcel of sausage. And people would try to get on, some fast-moving athletic young man like Leopold Pfefferberg with a pocketful of diamonds or Occupation złoty or a message in code for the partisans. People responded to any slim chance, even if it was an outside one, its doors locked shut, moving fast between mute walls.”
― Thomas Keneally, Schindler’s List

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#9

“going to the mattresses”
― Mario Puzo

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#10

“Ange plein de gaieté, connaissez-vous l'angoisse,
La honte, les remords, les sanglots, les ennuis,
Et les vagues terreurs de ces affreuses nuits
Qui compriment le coeur comme un papier qu'on froisse?
Ange plein de gaieté, connaissez-vous l'angoisse?”
― Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal

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#11

“Young fantasies of magic and of mystery
Are over. But they really can't compete
With all we've built together: A long history.
Connections that help render us complete.
Ties that hold and heal us. And the sweet,
Sweet pleasures of an ordinary life.”
― Judith Viorst, Forever Fifty and Other Negotiations

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#12

“When Hannah’s life hangs in the balance, is Trace willing to face his greatest fear to rescue the woman he loves?”
― Cricket Rohman, Colorado Takedown

tags: action, captivating, dramatic, excitement, fiction-writing, gripping, intrigue, literary-fiction, literary-novel, relationship

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#13

“Part of the hem floated loose. She spun around again—the fabric tightened like wool on a spindle. She breathed in fear. The boat was farther away. She swung her head around—so was the shore.”
― Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

tags: battles, classical-struggles, drama, family-life, hierarchy, naval-battles, passion, philosophical, rebellion

842 likes

#14

“I feel like the Earth has cracked open and swallowed me into a bottomless abyss.”
― March Lions, The Last Sunset

tags: action, adventure, drama, dystopian, fantasy, fiction, sci-fi, science-fiction, technology, ufo

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#15

“Yesterday, I asked a robot, Gumball I think, do you know Murphy’s law of gravitation? It answered, ‘No, sir, I know only Newton’s and Einstein’s laws of gravitation; I don’t know Murphy’s law.’ I replied, ‘Eh, Gumball, the slice always falls with the buttered side to the floor. That’s Murphy’s law.’” Everyone burst into laughter.”
― Todor Bombov, Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

tags: action, drama, dystopian, fiction, futuristic, machines, robots, sci-fi, science-fiction, technology

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#16

“He was planning to take my shape and marry you. Then he was going to kill your father and take over his business empire."
"And you? What are your plans?"
"I have no plans to kill your father.”
― Max Nowaz, The Polymorph

tags: action-packed, aliens, compelling, dry, earth, fast-paced, humans, humour, intrigue, mission

430 likes

#17

“The facts in this story are true insofar as any memory is ever truthful, but I have made every effort to protect friends and students, baptizing them with new names and disguising them perhaps even from themselves, changing and interchanging facets of their lives so that their secrets are safe.”
― Azar Nafisi, Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books

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#18

“There is a determined though unseen bravery that defends itself foot by foot in the darkness against the fatal invasions of necessity and dishonesty. Noble and mysterious triumphs that no eye sees, and no fame rewards, and no flourish of triumph salutes. Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields that have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater than the illustrious heroes.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

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#19

“Amelia Bedelia," said Mrs. Rogers,
"Christmas is just around the corner."
"It is?" said Amelia Bedelia. "Which corner?"
Mrs. Rogers lauhged and said,
"I mean tomorrow is Christmas Day."
"I know that," said Amelia Bedelia.”
― Peggy Parish, Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia

tags: humor

386 likes

#20

“being alone is not the same as being lonely?”
― Garth Stein, Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog

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#21

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions,”
― Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time

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#22

“Perhaps when I am grown I will not know anything. Perhaps that is the way it works, the way it is with growing. When you grow, you start to unlearn things.”
― Gary Paulsen, The Island

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#23

“But when people talk about it they call it The Zombie Room.”
― R.D. Ronald, The Zombie Room

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#24

“Your reputation is your most valuable possession and has been said it takes a lifetime to acquire a reputation but only a moment to lose it.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

tags: career-advice, law-students, leadership, legal-profession, professional-ethics, reputation, trust

56 likes

#25

“The forest was almost thunderous in its myriad sounds.”
― Isham Cook, The Tao of Poison

tags: atmospheric-reads, dark-adventure, goodreads-quote, historical-fiction, literary-fiction, nature-writing, qing-dynasty

150 likes

#26

“This guy is poised to kill again, and soon. So I need you to get to Crestview pronto. The clock is ticking.”
― S.E. Stitcher, The Doomsday Butcher

tags: crime-thriller, dark-suspense, fbi-profiler, police-procedural, race-against-time, serial-killer-hunt, weekend-reads

329 likes

#27

“People in our lives are supposed to add to our emotional stability, not drain it.”
― Arelis Calkins, Rising Above Adversity: Healing and Nurturing your Inner Child

tags: emotional-health, healing-journey, healthy-boundaries, inner-peace, personal-growth, self-help, toxic-relationships

110 likes

#28

“It’s very foolish to base policy on childish resentments, Lady Consort.”
― Candace L. Talmadge, Stoneslayer: Book One Scandal

tags: court-intrigue, diplomacy, fantasy-politics, political-fantasy, power-games, schemes, sharp-dialogue, strategy

45 likes

#29

“Gardening is easier and quicker when spacings are correct for different plants.”
― Charles Dowding, Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing

tags: climate, four-seasons, growing, healthy-vegetable, helpful, how-to, plant-guide, seasons, sustainable

300 likes

#30

“He had mere snippets, glimpses of a greater story.”
― Murray Bailey, The Mark of Eternity

tags: archaeologicalthriller, book-quotes, egyptology, hidden-history, mystery, mystery-readers, puzzle-thriller, thriller

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