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#1

“I think this is a good start.” Alpine started collecting his notes and placing them into his briefcase. “I’ll meet with you again tomorrow morning and we’ll start plotting strategy. This is out of your hands, so just try to relax and let me do my job.”
― Behcet Kaya, Murder on the Naval Base

tags: murder, mystery, private-investigator, suspense

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#2

“What’s wrong with nature shows?”
“You can’t believe anything the narrators say. One claimed that some animals mate for life. Come on, they need time off to eat and sleep, don’t they?”
― Steve Bates

tags: fiction, funny-and-random, time

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#3

“About an attractive woman at the bar, my character, Austin Carr, says, "She might be too drunk. I mean, even stockbrokers have some pride.”
― Jack Getze, Big Money

tags: screwball-mystery, suspense-action

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#4

“The boy took his seat at one side of the fire, his men arrayed about him like the spikes on a porcupine's back, all bristling with spears.”
― Tony Debajo, In the Shadow of Ruin

tags: battle, conflict, fantasy, historical-fiction, mythology, vengence

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#5

“Now, you’ve never seen a rat, until you’ve seen a Vietnamese rat. That’s unless you include some o the politicians who push to keep this war going at the same time they are helping their own sons escape the draft.”
― Michael Zboray, Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969

tags: fighting, ptsd, recovery, soldiers, truths

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#6

“It is literally impossible for one with any force of character and humanity to
remain in the background when convinced by knowledge and reason, that
their mission is evidently one that will result in great good…”
― Ammar Habib, Mary Edwards Walker: America's Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient

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#7

“I told her once I wasn't good at anything. She told me survival is a talent”
― Susanna Kaysen

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#8

“It's such a huge arrogance to love someone, and there's too much of it around. There's too much love in this world. Sometimes I think that's what heavens is-- a place where everybody's happy because nobody loves anybody else, ever.”
― Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram

tags: love, love-hurts, true-story

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#9

“...the finest act of seeing is necessarily always the act of not seeing something else.”
― Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves

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#10

“How . . .” Dalinar said. “You fell into a chasm!”
“I fell face-first, sir,” Kaladin said, “and fortunately, I’m particularly hard-headed.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance

tags: dalinar, dalinar-kholin, kaladin

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#11

“My biggest fear was that the old Charlie was in there somewhere trying to communicate, but a synaptic disconnect made his behavior erratic.”
― Ruta Sepetys, Out of the Easy

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#12

“Mead.
O sweet elixir,
Ye bless the lips and steal the wits.
”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

tags: drama, dramatic, engaging, exciting, fantasy, fiction-writing, intrigue, mystery, past, wit

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#13

“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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#14

“You can be a natural athlete with terrible work habits, and that ends up wasting your gifts.”
― Vernon Davis, Playing Ball: Life Lessons from My Journey to the Super Bowl and Beyond

tags: career, encouraging, family, fitness, healing, lesson, motivating, sport, support, time

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#15

“Mary stared at the dreamlike happenings on the page. Human figures faced each other; the man’s head was a golden ball with rays reaching up to huge stars and out to the distant mountains; the woman’s silver head was sickle-shaped and surrounded by birds like eagles with white beaks. Some of the black letters glowed because they had tips like tiny flames.”
― Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder

tags: fiction-novel, murder, past-experiences, personal-relationships, power, psychological, tense, thriller

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#16

“The intercourse was over in no time. That intercourse gave Karl a feeling of unprecedented pleasure. On the other hand, it failed to bring back Luna to reality, as she had been floating into another dimension. And it left Fiona with a deep hatred for Luna.”
― Rebecca Harlem, The Pink Cadillac

tags: affairs-of-the-heart, bring-out-the-best, empowerment, fulfilment, kinky, literature, lust, passion, profound, restless-spirit

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#17

“I’m sure everyone’s sorry and said they’re sorry, and you’ve heard it a thousand times. We all mean well, by the way. We just don’t have words.”
I rubbed a hand over my forehead. Maybe that was the end of it. A little different than the standard lines. She meant well. Good talk. “It’s fine. Most people just say ‘sorry.’ I don’t need a speech.”
“I’m not, though.” Her hair swished against my arm as she shook her head. “It’s sad your mother died. It is. Because of all the things she’ll miss. It’s very sad. But, I’m glad she lived.” ”
― J. Rose Black, Chasing Headlines

tags: action, adventure, drama, exciting, fiction, intrigue, love, passion, sex, suspense-novel

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#18

“Deliverance is not scary—it is the most beautiful, loving act of Jesus. It is the moment someone finally walks into the freedom that was always meant for them.”
― Kathryn Krick, Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression

tags: destiny, focus, god, grow, learn, love, peace, spirit, teaching, views

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#19

“Whose opinion matters most to you? Whoever that person is, is your god. When you value anyone’s opinions more than God’s, you give that person power and authority that belongs only to God. That creates all kinds of insecurity within you. On the other hand, when God’s approval matters the most to you, it sets you free from insecurity, because he will never reject you.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?

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#20

“She even learnt the language of a strange country which Senior Cosetti had been told some people believed still existed, although no-one in the world could say where it was. The name of this country was Wales.”
― Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

tags: languages, wales, welsh

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#21

“A strong woman who recklessly throws away her strength, she is worse than a weak woman who has never had any strength to throw away.”
― Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Classic Collection

tags: strength, woman

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#22

“Było to fascynujące, szczególnie sklepy z artykułami papierniczymi - na nie mogłabym patrzeć bez końca. Rose twierdzi, że to najnudniejsze sklepy na świecie, poza, być może, rzeźnikiem. (Nie rozumiem, jak można nazwać sklepy rzeźnicze "nudnymi"; są zbyt pełne okrucieństwa).”
― Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle

tags: butcher, stationery

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#23

“When you are an addict and you get caught, you always seem to be at your lowest point.”
― Andrew Mann, Such Unfortunates

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#24

“Am I not a public nuisance?
During Carnival, maestro, everyone is a public nuisance. The rules are different. Come back and do this again next week. Then maybe we'll arrest you.”
― John Berendt, The City of Falling Angels

tags: carnival

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