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    “Strange how things turn out. Two birds, one stone and all that.' McBlane chuckled at his own impromptu joke. 'But things have worked out for the best and now we all get to work together,' he said, and a smile spread across his face as easy as a politician's lie.”
    ― R.D. Ronald, The Elephant Tree
    tags: blackmail, deception, trapped
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    Dennis Cooper
    “To speak somewhat frankly, every boy I’ve known as well as killed has struck me as his corpse’s baby picture.”
    ― Dennis Cooper, The Marbled Swarm
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    Sylvia Plath
    “I wanted to be where nobody I knew could ever come.”
    ― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
    tags: sylvia-plath, the-bell-jar
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    Iain Banks
    “To the people who insist they really do have a great idea but they just can't write, I'd say that given some of the books I've read, or at least started to read, it would appear that not being able to write is absolutely no obstacle whatsoever to writing a book and securing a publishing contract. Though becoming famous in some other field first may help.”
    ― Iain Banks, Raw Spirit
    tags: writing
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    Philip K. Dick
    “It is amazing that when someone else spouts the nonsense you yourself believe you can readily perceive it as nonsense”
    ― Philip K. Dick, Valis
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    Douglas Weissman
    “Sofia couldn’t afford to live on faith any longer. It ended up hurting too much.  ”
    ― Douglas Weissman , Life Between Seconds
    tags: depression, family, fiction, happiness, hardship, loss, memories, pain, sadness
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    Douglas Weissman
    “Peter loved to hear the story of how his father tried to steal the sun. ”
    ― Douglas Weissman, Life Between Seconds
    tags: adventure, danger, depression, fantasy, fiction, happiness, literary, memories, pain
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    Douglas Weissman
    “She grabbed the phone from the counter and dialed a number she convinced herself she had forgotten, a number for 
    a home from which she tried desperately to run. A silence ate at her through the earpiece.”
    ― Douglas Weissman, Life Between Seconds
    tags: beautiful, dark, family-life, friendship, literature, lonliness, memories, reality, sadness, uplifting
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    Douglas Weissman
    “It just came out. A laugh. It was a laugh that came straight from my belly. I could not stop it. It came out and kept coming. I was worried that I would wake Gaston, but he did not move. I was in bed, in my pajamas, exhausted, in despair, unsure of where my baby was, and I could not stop laughing.” ”
    ― Douglas Weissman, Life Between Seconds
    tags: adventure, danger, emotional, emotions, family-life, fantasy, literary, literary-fiction, loss
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    Charles Dowding
    “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
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    Charles Dowding
    “No dig saves time and keeps it simple, so that you can continue cropping all year without using synthetic feeds or poisons.”
    ― Charles Dowding, Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
    tags: advice, allotments, fruits, helpful, herbs, informative, organic, plants, tips, vegetables
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    Charles Dowding
    “Feed the soil, not your plants.”
    ― Charles Dowding, Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
    tags: gardening, harvest, harvesting, healthy-vegetable, herb-gardening, organic, sustainable, vegetable-garden
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    Charles Dowding
    “The more you harvest, the quicker and easier it becomes”
    ― Charles Dowding, Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
    tags: advice, allotments, fruits, harvest, herbs, informative, organic, plants, tips, vegetables
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    Charles Dowding
    “Gardening is easier than it is often made out to be.”
    ― Charles Dowding, Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
    tags: gardening, grow, herbs, horticulture, nature, plants, soil, vegetable, vegetable-garden
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    Charles Dowding
    “Try things out, be happy to make mistakes, but above all have a go.”
    ― Charles Dowding, Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
    tags: advice, climate, four-seasons, growing, helpful, how-to, informative, plant-guide, seasons, tips
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    Charles Dowding
    “Keep an open mind and try some new methods.”
    ― Charles Dowding, Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
    tags: climate, four-seasons, gardening, harvest, harvesting, healthy-vegetable, plant-guide, seasons, sustainable
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    Charles Dowding
    “We are surrounded by forces that technology cannot yet measure.”
    ― Charles Dowding, Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
    tags: advice, allotments, fruits, harvest, herbs, informative, organic, plants, tips, vegetables
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    Charles Dowding
    “Your soil and plants are friends that benefit from constant care and attention to the details I explain.”
    ― Charles Dowding, Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
    tags: care, feed, gardening, grow, herbs, horticulture, nature, plants, soil
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    Charles Dowding
    “Once your soil is fertile and weed-free, everything else becomes easier.”
    ― Charles Dowding, Charles Dowding's Skills for Growing
    tags: advice, climate, four-seasons, growing, helpful, how-to, informative, plant-guide, seasons, tips
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    S.G. Blaise
    “You are so much like your mother. Stubborn and relentless when you’re focused on something.”
    ― S.G. Blaise, The Last Lumenian
    tags: dimensions, fantasy-fiction, fiction
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    S.G. Blaise
    “You live on an island, surrounded by the ocean, and you don’t like seafood?”
    “Yes, the irony is not lost on me.”
    ― S.G. Blaise, The Last Lumenian
    tags: powerful, sci-fi, science-fiction, teen-fiction, young-adult-fiction
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    S.G. Blaise
    “He’s never asked my opinion before. I can’t decide whether to feel honored or put on the spot. Maybe a bit of both.”
    ― S.G. Blaise, The Last Lumenian
    tags: fantasy-fiction, fiction, science-fiction
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    S.G. Blaise
    “You won’t throw up. Unless you’re allergic to lemon root… but let’s not worry about that now.”
    ― S.G. Blaise, The Last Lumenian
    tags: fantasy, fantasy-fiction, young-adult-fiction
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    S.G. Blaise
    “Let’s just say that sometimes it takes a lot of wrong to make things right again.”
    ― S.G. Blaise, The Last Lumenian
    tags: fight-for-freedom, sience, war
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    S.G. Blaise
    “Will they come if you whistle? If you can’t whistle loud enough, Teague here would be happy to help you out.”
    ― S.G. Blaise, The Last Lumenian
    tags: dimensions, fiction-novel, science-fiction
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    S.G. Blaise
    “I must be dead,” I mutter. How else can I explain the fact that I ogled him as if I've never seen a man before? I had, of course. Just not many worthy of a second look.”
    ― S.G. Blaise, The Last Lumenian
    tags: fantasy-fiction, space, young-adult
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    S.G. Blaise
    “I thought you had more self-control,” I whisper. With his face so close, I can practically feel his kiss.
    “I am about to reevaluate that fact.”
    ― S.G. Blaise, The Last Lumenian
    tags: romance, science-fiction, young-adult
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    S.G. Blaise
    “Any other man would have done either of two things by now: they would have tried to run, or they would have begged for mercy. But Loch isn’t just any man.”
    ― S.G. Blaise, The Last Lumenian
    tags: fantasy, fiction, plot
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    S.G. Blaise
    “The road to power is forged with lies and lives,” Loch says. “I have no regrets.”
    ― S.G. Blaise, The Last Lumenian
    tags: lies, science-fiction, truth, war
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    “It is here where education is championed and gratefully pursued as the human right which many in our world classify it to be. For although regarded as a human right, many entitled to education often dismiss its equal standing to other rights of a similar plane: water, food, shelter. Without water, many perish; with education, many complain.”
    ― Colin Phelan, The Local School
    tags: indian-education, journal, learning, life, personal-identity, poetry, political-history, teachings, truths, value
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