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“Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?"聽
"I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?”
― Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

tags: dystopian, fantasy, fiction, fight, gripping, literary-fiction, love, mystery, sci-fi-romance, war

459 likes

“Forgive me darling, for having to abandon you, for having to make the ultimate sacrifice for a kingdom.”
― Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures

tags: erotica, fight, gender-equality, kidnapping, kingdoms, love, love-triangle, passionate, woman-power, women-s-rights

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“The biggest problem I have is I know why he has changed. What took place last night convinced me. I believe he鈥檚 been hypnotized to conduct espionage.”
― Karl Braungart, Counter Identity

tags: conspiracy, crime, desire, dynamic, espionage, fiction, identity, military, success, thriller

37 likes

“Everyone knows that Africa is not reasonable place but if we can get鈥╝cross that neither are we, we strengthen the bond with the continent.鈥≒eople are not conscious beings, just ask any marketer. Irrationality鈥╫f the early explorers, irrationality of the new ones, irrationality鈥╫f the place we go into. What a great canvas we have to paint on...”
― Hendri Coetzee, Living the Best Day Ever

tags: africa, awareness, biography, explore, fascination, insight, memoir, raw, reflective, wild

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“In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the press a big smile, saying, 鈥業 think what she said was good. I鈥檓 teasing.鈥� The laughter in the room drowned out the sounds of the cameras clicking and flashing, with Merkel鈥檚 giggle and smile among the loudest.”
― Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel