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    K. Ritz
    “Gossip is like thread wound over a spindle of truth, changing its shape.”
    ― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
    tags: adventure, drama, fantasy, fantasy-adventure, fiction, historical-fantasy, intrigue, magic, mystery
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    Yvonne Korshak
    “Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?” he asked. Yellow hair like hers was rare among the Greeks. Though some people say that Helen of Troy . . .”
    ― Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
    tags: exquisite, governance, historical, history, justice, political-intrigue, realistic, romance, vibrant
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    Therisa Peimer
    “Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" 
    "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
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    Behcet Kaya
    “Kowkosvki? You handling this?”
    “I am.”
    The suit turned and stared at me with his dark eyes. “Detective Hayden. I take it you’re the shooter?”
    “I am.”
    “And you are?”
    “Jack Ludefance. I’m a PI hired by Mr. Kingsley to investigate the murder of Professor Zambear.”
    “Oh, yeah, I heard about you. Who’s in the bedroom?”
    “Rudy Orkut. My computer tech.”
    “Computer tech, huh? Any idea who this dead body is?”
    “Not a clue.”
    ― Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance
    tags: action, adventure, computer, crime, dramatic, murder, mystery, suspense-novel, tense, thriller
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    Lisa Kaniut Cobb
    “If he could blush through his fur, he would have.”
    ― Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley
    tags: action, animals, conflict, mountains, nature, pain, relationships, tense, violence, ya-fantasy
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    Max Nowaz
    “You shall address me as ‘My Dearest’,’ he repeated in a mocking voice, trying to copy her tone. ‘You will forget all about this conversation when you leave this room.’ It was interesting that tone; it had a sort of hypnotising ring to it.”
    ― Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and the Master
    tags: action, adventure, danger, dramatic, fast-paced, fear, mystery, profound, trauma
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    Barbara Sontheimer
    “It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done, it is a far, far better rest I that I go to than I have ever known."

    A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens”
    ― Barbara Sontheimer
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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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    Merlin Franco
    “Manglish is the Malaysian form of English. It’s superior to Singlish when you’re in Malaysia and inferior when you’re in Singapore. It’s known for its love for Malay, Cantonese, Tamil, Mandarin, and Hokkien. Occasionally, there are English terms, too. It’s different from Indian English, which is spoken with a punchy tone, or British English, which is an endangered language in London. A key distinction between Manglish and Singlish is Manglish’s recognition of Tamil words. Singlish denies the existence of inferior Tamil words.”
    ― Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker
    tags: colourism, malaysia, racism-quotes, sarcasm, satire-quotes, singapore-literature
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    Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin
    “Spouses and lovers may come and go, but our children are our children forever.”
    ― Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures
    tags: battle, desire, enemies-to-lovers, forbidden, mystery, patriarchy, risk, romance, romantic-suspense, rule-breaking
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    Diane Merrill Wigginton
    “Bringing her eyes down again, Catherine found herself gawking at Jake’s perfectly formed, muscular chest and stomach. She felt her cheeks flush when she he noticed that his towel was still parted, showing off a very lean, muscular leg.”
    ― Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position
    tags: american-romance, curiosity, drama, hope, joy, love, romance, sadness, uplifting, women-s-adventure
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    Alice Walker
    “Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise”
    ― Alice Walker
    tags: life
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    Erin Morgenstern
    “This is, in part, why there is less magic in the world today. Magic is secret and secrets are magic, after all, and years upon years of teaching and sharing magic and worse. Writing it down in fancy books that get all dusty with age has lessened it, removed its power bit by bit.”
    ― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus
    tags: fantasy, magic, secrets
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    Michael G. Kramer
    “The Black Prince is entombed at Canterbury Cathedral. His effigy reads: “Such as thou art, sometimes was I, Such as I am, such thou shalt be, I thought little on hour of death, So long as I enjoyed breath, On earth I had great riches, Land, houses, great treasure, Horses money and gold, But now a wretched captive am I, Deep in the ground, lo I lie, My beauty great, is all quite gone, My flesh is wasted to the bone.”
    ― Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
    tags: biographical, british-history, documentary, drama, fictional-drama, historical, isabella, king-edward-ii, research, royalty
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    Neil Gaiman
    “I was a normal child. Which is to say, I was selfish and I was not entirely convinced of the existence of things that were not me, and I was certain, rock-solid, unshakeably certain, that I was the most important thing in creation. There was nothing that was more important to me than I was.”
    ― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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    H.G. Wells
    “This mark men and women set on pleasure and pain, Prendick, is the mark of the beast upon them, the mark of the beast from which they came. Pain! Pain and pleasure - they are for us, only so long as we wriggle in the dust... ”
    ― H G Wells
    tags: the-island-of-dr-moreau
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    Louis de Bernières
    “I am not a cynic, but I do know that history is the propaganda of the victors.”
    ― Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin filmscript
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