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#1

“The money we spend to help you is really to help ourselves. We invest in you because you will do great things, and we want to be part of it.”
― Steven Decker, Projector for Sale

tags: adventure, courage, curiosity, drama, dreams, fiction, intrigue, reality, romance, seeking

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#2

“She’d always loved the mountains, but as she turned back to face the spectacular seascape in the distance, she nearly lost her breath at the diversity of beauty to be found on this ancient, tiny island. She remembered a thought she’d had, just briefly, during her first day ever walking in Ireland, when they were going down through the forest on the way from Glenmalure to Glendalough. I could live my life doing this, she’d thought. And she’d done that, for a while.”
― Steven Decker, Projector for Sale

tags: adventure, compelling, courage, dreams, emotional, fiction, reality, romance, seeking, survivor

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#3

“Ancient Chinese believe that when you dream, your soul leaves your body and travels to dream world. In dream world, there is no time. No past, no present, no future. When you remember dreams, it is very important to interpret those dreams because dreams you remember are very important to your future.”
― Steven Decker, Projector for Sale

tags: adventure, courage, curiosity, drama, dreams, emotions, fiction, intrigue, reality, romance

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#4

“I know he says it’s a mind upload problem,” said Aideen. “But we won’t know that for sure until we get there. And maybe not even then if he restricts our access to the outside world of 2253.”
― Steven Decker, Time Chain

tags: action, drama, fiction, future, history, lies, literary-fiction, past, time-chain, truth

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#5

“If you hope for something, truly yearn for it from deep inside yourself, you have to try everything you can to make it come true. That’s the key to life, my young friend. You won’t always succeed, but knowing you’ve tried your best will carry you through. And sometimes, when you do succeed in making your hopes real, it allows all the beauty of being here on this earth to fill you up with joy.”
― Steven Decker, Projector for Sale

tags: adventure, compelling, dreams, emotional, reality, romance, seeking, sports-romance, survivor, women-s-literature

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#6

“Emily was beginning to realize that the word hope had a different meaning than the word dream.”
― Steven Decker, Projector for Sale

tags: adventure, courage, curiosity, drama, emotions, fiction, intrigue, love, reality, romance

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#7

“Of course, Emily, of course. I know. But here in Holland, we live first, work second. We truly appreciate life and make it our highest priority to enjoy it.”
― Steven Decker, Projector for Sale

tags: adventure, courage, curiosity, drama, emotions, fiction, intrigue, love, romance, sadness

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#8

“Anthropology is the science of human beings,” she said.”
― Steven Decker, Time Chain: A Time Travel Novel

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#9

“When the light reached its zenith, the group of 1,000 Travelers down below could no longer be seen. Suddenly, the intense light ceased to be, returning the lighting of the stadium to a normal level. Dani felt a moment of disorientation, but she soon recovered and looked down at an empty stadium.”
― Steven Decker, Time Chain

tags: adventure, compelling, complex, fiction, metaphysical, romance, sci-fi, science, science-fiction, time-travel

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#10

“After lunch, they went for a walk around the island. The sun was out, but the wind was brisk, bringing a chill into their hands and faces. They arrived at the viewing point on the northwest corner of the island. The waves from the Atlantic crashed relentlessly against the rocks. They took a seat together on a large, smooth stone and gazed out at the sea and the barrier islands. Orla sat between Aideen and Dani. They all held hands. For a while, no words were spoken, but then Orla broke the silence. “What do ya’ think will happen to us in 2253?” she asked.”
― Steven Decker, Time Chain

tags: adventure, excitement, exciting, fiction, griping, intrigue, romance, sci-fi, thrilling, time-travel

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#11

“Dani felt Annette’s hand reaching for hers, and she took it, glancing over at the woman. She saw tears streaming from Annette’s eyes, and she realized that this heroic servant of the human race did not want to send these people away to the future. But it was her duty, above all others, to protect humanity. To do everything in her power to insure that our species continued on.”
― Steven Decker, Time Chain

tags: epic, fantasy, futuristic-romance, romance, science-fiction-romance, survival, thrilling, world

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#12

“Gonna rain like a cow pissin' on a flat rock" [drugstore clerk to detective Virgil Flowers]
Dark of the Moon, p.7”
― John Sandford

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#13

“Somewhere along the line, it occurred to him that he hadn't spoken to Virgil Flowers. He'd probably taken the day off, and knowing Flowers, he'd done it in a boat. The thing about Flowers was, in Lucas's humble opinion, you could send him out for a loaf of bread and he'd find an illegal bread cartel smuggling in heroin-saturated wheat from Afghanistan. Either that, or he'd be fishing in a muskie tournament, on government time. You had to keep an eye on him.”
― John Sandford, Stolen Prey

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#14

“I'm so horny the crack of dawn isn't safe.”
― John Sandford, Bad Blood

tags: humor

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#15

“Oh yeah, I heard you got born again.' she said. 'Which you needed since they fucked up the first time.”
― John Sandford, Rough Country

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#16

“It’s the way of the world, man. There are the worker bees, and the manager bees. The worker bees take care of the work, the manager bees take care of themselves.”
― John Sandford, Field of Prey

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#17

“Every night I dream a lot. Every day I live a little.”
― Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

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#18

“It was amazing how a crisis could concentrate some minds while others went to pieces. Things had gone disastrously wrong in the last few days for Adam. His only worry before finding the book had been how to keep his girlfriend Linda without marrying her in the process. A contest he had lost.”
― Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

tags: action, adventure-books, fantasy, fantasy-adventure, fantasy-thriller, fiction, humour, magic, magical-realm, thriller

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#19

“Charlie said your friend’s disappeared,” chirped Wendy.
“No, he hasn’t.” Adam denied it. “He’s in the house. Now, look, what’s all this you’ve been telling them?”
“Nothing, I haven’t told them anything.” Charlie looked drunk.
“He said you’ve turned your friend into a crayfish,” insisted Wendy.
“He’s always making little jokes like that, and you fell for it. How am I supposed to do that, for heaven’s sake?” Adam was angry.
“With your little book you found. What’s that under your arm?”
― Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

tags: action, adventure-books, fantasy, fantasy-adventure, fantasy-thriller, fiction, humour, magic, magical-realm, thriller

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#20

“Rachael, I don’t think this is a very good idea.” Adam tried to protest and break away, but it was too late. She had a good hold on him by now, and he was going nowhere.
“Not bad for a little man like you,” she said. “There seems to be something different about you lately.” Rachael smiled.”
― Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

tags: action, adventure-books, fantasy, fantasy-adventure, fantasy-thriller, fiction, humour, magic, magical-realm, thriller

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#21

“I’m fucking asking you!” The man stood his ground.
From the corner of his eye Adam could see the other man getting up from his chair. It was time to go. Adam head-butted the first man who was blocking his way, and then kneed him in the groin for good measure. As the man doubled up, Adam pushed past him.”
― Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

tags: action, adventure-books, fantasy, fantasy-adventure, fantasy-thriller, fiction, humour, magic, magical-realm, thriller

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#22

“You don’t think he’s our man?” asked Adam. It occurred to him that Ramsbottom was not exactly forthcoming with information.
“I didn’t say that,” Ramsbottom said. “In fact he is behaving very cautiously indeed, which makes me feel very suspicious.”
“He has probably figured out that you are following him,” said Adam. “One can hardly fail to notice you hanging around all the time.”
“That may be so,” said Ramsbottom.
“Can’t you get a disguise or something?” asked Adam. “So he does not recognise you.”
― Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

tags: action, adventure-books, fantasy, fantasy-adventure, fantasy-thriller, fiction, humour, magic, magical-realm, thriller

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#23

“I wanted to thank you for saving my life. I am still puzzled about your motives though. Was it revenge against Zedan for rejecting you?” “You insult me. It seems that you think of everybody in the same lowly terms you think of yourself. If there is anybody I should hate for Zedan rejecting me, it should be you. He was only doing what is expected of him in our society.” “You mean you don't hate me?” This was a new revelation to Brown. It worried him. He was used to hate, he could deal with it, but this he could not understand, he had used the girl ruthlessly and yet she did not hate him.”
― Max Nowaz, The Arbitrator

tags: action, action-and-adventure, action-thriller, favourite-books, suspense, thriller, thriller-writing

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#24

“Stand in the machine there, let’s see what state your internal organs are in. The images will be projected on screen, and I can go through the diagnosis with you, step by step.” Brown did as he was told and soon images of his vital organs appeared on the screen.  As you can see, your heart is slightly enlarged and your lungs and kidneys are not in good shape either. Have you been experiencing any pain lately?” “Not that I can think of. What can you do to help?” “Difficult to say, you see you are dying” said the Doctor. You can see the discolouration in your kidneys.” Brown strained his eyes.”
― Max Nowaz, The Arbitrator

tags: action, action-and-adventure, action-thriller, drama, fiction-novel, fiction-writing, suspense-thriller

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#25

“Do you still distrust me?”
“No. Take your necklace with you so you can think of me when I’m not there.” Brown brought the necklace over to her and put it on her neck. “I think it rather suits me,” she laughed and left. Brown didn’t understand what had made him insist she wear the necklace. Maybe it was the readiness with which she had made love, or her frequent disappearances lately, he was just curious. There was no harm in checking, before he parted with the money. Later that evening, before going to sleep he decided to have a look at her location and he was in for a surprise. She had not left Central City at all. In fact she was at the same friend’s address as she had been the last time.”
― Max Nowaz, The Arbitrator

tags: action, action-thriller, crime, dark-humor, fast-paced, mystery, thriller

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#26

“He was sure people detested accountants; they were boring. In fact, he had put down his profession as an airline pilot on the form he had filled in for a dating agency. As an airline pilot you could be away just the right amount of time, when you needed a break from your love life, without facing awkward questions from her when you got back.”
― Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

tags: action, adventure-books, fantasy, fantasy-adventure, fantasy-thriller, fiction, humour, magic, magical-realm, thriller

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#27

“The world is full of magic. You’ve just got to learn how to access it.”
― Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

tags: action, adventure-books, fantasy, fantasy-adventure, fantasy-thriller, fiction, humour, magic, magical-realm, thriller

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#28

“Get up you lazy bastard. The Governor wants a word with you,” said a guard.  He opened his eyes and smiled. There was another guard standing near the cell door in  anticipation of any trouble. The prisoner smiled at him, too.  Now what can the Governor want from me? He wondered. His dishevelled form seemed  incapable of coherent thought. “It’s nice of him to remember me,” he said aloud, trying to  concentrate. “Surprising he’s got any time for a worthless shit like you,” said the first guard.  “I once used to be a very important person,” the prisoner said feebly.”
― Max Nowaz, The Arbitrator

tags: 21st-century, action, drama, intrigue, thriller, thriller-novels-best

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#29

“Where’s everybody? I thought you had started production.” “They’ve got a day off, but don’t worry you’ll see the machinery is here.” But Brown was worried. As they entered the canteen, the lights came on automatically. There was nobody there. “What’s going…...” but he never finished the sentence. Brown felt a sharp pain on the side of his head and everything went black.”
― Max Nowaz, The Arbitrator

tags: action, action-thriller-fiction, drama, fiction, intrigue, mystery, suspense, thriller

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#30

“Being magnanimous in victory usually worked, but to keep abreast of the situation he had to  pump the girl for all she knew. Was there a pang of remorse for his actions in his mind?  Possibly, but what choice did he have? If he wanted to survive, he had no room for weakness.”
― Max Nowaz, The Arbitrator

tags: action, dark, dark-humour, drama, fiction-writing, humour, mystery, thriller

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