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    K. Ritz
    “This evening I spied her in the back orchard. I decided to sacrifice one of my better old shirts and carried it out to her. The weather’s been warm of late. Buds on the apple trees are ready to burst. Usually by this time of the year, at that time of day, the back orchard is full of screaming children. Damut’s boys were the only two. They were on the terrace below her, running through the slanted sunlight, chasing each other around tree trunks. She stood above them, like a merlin watching rabbits play.”
    ― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
    tags: adventure, antasy, drama, fiction, historical-fantasy, humour, literature, magic, mystery
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    Max Nowaz
    “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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    Miguel Ruiz
    “She didn’t notice that she used black magic and put a spell on her daughter. She didn’t know the power of her word, and therefore she isn’t to blame.”
    ― Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
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    Susanna Clarke
    “Magic, madam, is like wine and, if you are not used to it, it will make you drunk.”
    ― Susanna Clarke, The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
    tags: magic
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    Daniel Keyes
    “I can't help but admire the structural linguists who have carved out for
    themselves a linguistic discipline based on the deterioration of written
    communication. Another case of men devoting their lives to studying more and more about less and less-filling volumes and libraries with the subtle linguistic analysis of the grunt.”
    ― Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon
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    James Clavell
    “Curious, Toranaga thought, how women can change like chameleons—one moment ugly, the next attractive, sometimes even beautiful, though in reality they’re not.”
    ― James Clavell, Shōgun: Part Two
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    Solomon Northup
    “There have been hours in my unhappy life, many of them, when the contemplation of death as the end of earthly sorrow - of the grave as a resting place for the tired and worn out body - has been pleasant to dwell upon. But such contemplations vanish in the hour of peril. No man, in his full strength, can stand undismayed, in the presence of the "king of terrors." Life is dear to every living thing; the worm that crawls upon the ground will struggle for it.”
    ― Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave
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    Susan Cain
    “Don't think of introversion as something that needs to be cured...Spend your free the way you like, not the way you think you're supposed to.”
    ― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
    tags: inspirational, introverts, susan-cain
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    “She was a complicated woman living a complex life. Art theft and forgery, an estranged uncle, and a murdered, homosexual husband. Alec was used to war, politics, natural disasters – tangible stories without too much mystery. He wondered if he was capable of writing a story with so much passion going on.”
    ― Hugo Woolley, The Wasp Trap
    tags: dark-secrets, dramatic-arcs, gothic-undertones, gripping, hidden-truths, logical-deductions, murder-mystery, reflective, unspoken-feelings, war-memories
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    Sara Pascoe
    “The sunset bled into the edges of the village. Smoke curled out of the cottage chimney like a crooked finger.”
    ― Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
    tags: action, fantasy, fantasy-adventure, fantasy-thriller, fiction, historical-fantasy, magic, thriller, urban-fantasy, ya-paranormal
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    Margarita Barresi
    “What happens to our island affects all of us, including my boys.” Isa looked Marco in the eyes, like a boa constrictor eyeing its prey. “That gives me every right to an opinion.”
    ― Margarita Barresi, A Delicate Marriage
    tags: atmospheric, compromise, cultural-crossroads, cultural-heritage, feminism, moral-decay, redemption, rural-vs-urban-life, thought-provoking, women-s-fiction
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    Gabriel F.W. Koch
    “Death is the ultimate test of faith.”
    ― Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow
    tags: action-novel, adventure-story, crime, detective-novel, historical-crime-story, intrigue, murder-mystery-novel, mystery-thriller, private-investigator, thriller-novel
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    Michael G. Kramer
    “King Norodom of Cambodia replied, “Lt. General Kawamura of the Japanese Imperial Army, It is my understanding that you Japanese are granting my people a partial freedom which is always subject to the approval of any laws we make by the Japanese Government in Tokyo!”
    ― Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two
    tags: determination, difficulty, experience, fighting, inspiring, military, ptsd, real-life, true-story, uncertainty
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    Malala Yousafzai
    “It is my belief God sends the solution first and the problem later,” replied Dr. Javid.”
    ― Malala Yousafzai, I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
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    Carlos Ruiz Zafón
    “Waiting is the rust of the soul.”
    ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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    Jonathan Safran Foer
    “I put my hand on the doorknob because I thought maybe her hand was on the doorknob on the other side.”
    ― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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    Truman Capote
    “It may be normal, darling; but I'd rather be natural.”
    ― Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
    tags: normal
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    Rick Riordan
    “Stars," she whispered. "I can see the stars again, my lady."
    A tear trickled down Artemis's cheek. "Yes, my brave one. They are beautiful tonight."
    Stars," Zoe repeated. Her eyes fixed on the night sky. And she did not move again.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse
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    Lawrence Hill
    “To gaze into another person’s face is to do two things: to recognize their humanity, and to assert your own.”
    ― Lawrence Hill
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