

“Did I think about their welfare with this decision? Admittedly not. And look where my selfishness got me.”
― Madame Pommery, Creator of Brut Champagne
― Madame Pommery, Creator of Brut Champagne

“Because this was what Ove had learned: if one didn’t have anything to say, one had to find something to ask. If there was one thing that made people forget to dislike one, it was when they were given the opportunity to talk about themselves.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove

“If you had closed your eyes and looked inward, you would have seen me; you would have seen us. We have always been inseparable, like night and day, light and dark, flowers and fruits, and spirituality and sexuality.”
― Saint Richard Parker
― Saint Richard Parker

“Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real” Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the one behind his mask of deception, it is important to understand their almost brotherly relationship.”
― FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
― FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

“Deciding that his own life expectancy was directly proportional to his usefulness to Manson, Crockett made himself very useful, volunteering his truck to haul in supplies, and so forth.”
― Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
― Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
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