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    “My mother—with all the embarrassment and hurt that she caused me in my youth—ended up giving me the drive and the fire I needed to be more and to do more.”
    ― Vernon Davis, Playing Ball: Life Lessons from My Journey to the Super Bowl and Beyond
    tags: ambitions, dream, driven, family, growth, hopeful-love, love, motivating, teaching
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    Michael G. Kramer
    “Hugh le Despencer the Elder was speaking to his son, Hugh le Despencer the Younger. He said, “Son, given that you are effeminate and lack manly qualities, I think that the way for you for you to improve your lot in life is to become the King’s Chamberlain.”
    ― Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
    tags: british-history, documentary, drama, historical, isabella, king-edward-ii, real-life, research, royalty, truth
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    Todor Bombov
    “There is no word that admits of more various significations, and has made more varied impressions on the human mind, than that of liberty.� (Montesquieu) In order to exist, liberty and justice in a society, there should be equality in this society before them and together with them. Only then can we speak of humanism. Only socially equal personalities are free. And only free and equal in rights personalities could “love each other like brothers.”
    ― Todor Bombov, Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code-Socialism with a Human Face
    tags: communism, east-europe, effective, historical, oppressive-regime, regime, society, totalitarian-government, totalitarian-system, ussr
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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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    J. Rose Black
    “Life is passion. It's fire. Don't let the world extinguish it.”
    ― J. Rose Black, Chasing Headlines
    tags: attitude, change, confidence, courage, curiosity, exciting, exploration, explore, fear, gripping
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    Steven Decker
    “Mrs. Moreland, I am now remanding you into the custody of the Maricopa County Sheriff ’s Office while you await your sentence. All bond is revoked.
    We are adjourned.”
    ― Steven Decker, INNOCENT AGAIN: A LEGAL THRILLER
    tags: dramatic, fast-paced, fiction, fiction-novel, intrigue, investigation, mystery, noir-mystery, suspense, thriller
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    Lotchie Burton
    “You arrogant, insufferable asshole; you scared me to death. If I hadn’t been so afraid that you were already dead, I’d have killed you myself.”
    ― Lotchie Burton, Gabriel's Fire: Action Adventure, Romantic Suspense, Multicultural interracial
    tags: danger, dark, drama, erotica, exciting, fear, fiction, love, romance, violence
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    “He dropped the phone back onto its cradle, began to turn around and felt a sudden ice-cold furrow open up in his side. Strength drained from his legs, and a moment later he sank to his knees. There was warmth now that ran over the initial and persistent cold.

    Mohammed was confused, and barely noticed the briefcase being removed from his grip. He heard the click of a cell phone opening, and a soft beeping as a number was dialed.

    'The package is in my possession,' a female voice said, and the phone clicked shut.”
    ― R.D. Ronald, The Zombie Room
    tags: assassin, death-and-dying, descriptive-prose
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    Dawn Chalker
    “I think about my sister, Becca, a lot.  We didn’t always agree about things, but she was always there for me when I needed her.  I thought she would outlive me, that she would always be here.”
    ― Dawn Chalker, Lost and Found
    tags: disagreements, drama, empathy, family, future, kindness, life, love, thoughts, truths
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  • #10
    Max Nowaz
    “Some people say
    Rhyming is but a sin.
    Little sins are fun
    So try, before you bin.”
    ― Max Nowaz, Timbi's Dream
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    Nikolas Schreck
    “...These inbred pinheads are the only people you could find in the world to agree with your philosophies. (In reference to Wally George's largely redneck audience.)”
    ― Nikolas Schreck
    tags: nikolas-schreck, patriots, pinheads, radio-werewolf, satanism
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    Tom Robbins
    “The world is a wonderfully weird place, consensual reality is significantly flawed, no institution can be trusted, certainty is a mirage, security a delusion, and the tyranny of the dull mind forever threatens -- but our lives are not as limited as we think they are, all things are possible, laughter is holier than piety, freedom is sweeter than fame, and in the end it's love and love alone that really matters.”
    ― Tom Robbins
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    Rainer Maria Rilke
    “Life is heavier than the weight of all things.”
    ― Rainer Maria Rilke
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    Sebastian Faulks
    “Cheers,' she said as I left, 'and don't forget you're seeing Matt and I on Monday.'
    I thought for a moment she'd said 'matineye', an East End pronunciation of 'matinee'. Was I meant to review it?
    Then I remembered Matt was the production editor.
    'Me won't forget,' me muttered as me went downstairs.”
    ― Sebastian Faulks
    tags: funny, grammar
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  • #15
    “You're never ready for what you have to do. You just do it. That makes you ready.”
    ― Flora Rheta Schreiber, Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities
    tags: inspirational, motivational
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  • #16
    “All things a wizard makes are flawed in some way. A Good Wizard, like myself, will do this intentionally. A Bad Wizard's works will have some accidental flaw, derived from their nature. All our work has some weakness.

    But why?

    To limit the object's power, said the Good Wizard softly. Power is always best limited.”
    ― Garth Nix, Frogkisser!
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