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Michael Gruber

Michael Gruber Books

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Michael Gruber, born on October 1, 1940, is an American author known for his suspense and crime novels. His works have gained popularity among readers with their unique narrative style and engaging plotlines.

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The Book of Air and Shadows: A Novel

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“Svrha je takozvani život poslije smrti?" "U koji ti ne vjeruješ", rekla je Emmylou. "Naravno da ne!" "Pa čega se onda bojiš? Nestanka? Nestaješ svake noći svojeg života. Pa što onda znači ako zavlada trajni mrak? Ti ionako ništa nećeš znati, po definiciji.”

Life Lessons Human Nature žIvot Dolina Kostiju

Book:Valley of Bones

Source: Valley of Bones

“There are three kind of history. The first is what really happened and that is forever lost. The second is what most people thought happened, and we can recover that with assiduous effort. The third is what the people in power wanted the future to think happened and that is 90 percent of the history in books.”

Life Wisdom History

Book:The Book of Air and Shadows

Source: The Book of Air and Shadows

“It is an animus, she decides, the representation of the Logos in the female, as the anima is the representation of Eros in the male. In its negative aspect it is opinionated, conventional, banal, self-righteous, argumentative . . . In its positive aspect, it conveys spirit, feistiness, the capacity for reflection and self-knowledge, the capacity to handle philosophical and religious ideas at the higher levels.”

Book:The Good Son

Source: The Good Son

“There are life events that can destroy the personality, which is a lot more fragile than most people imagine, constructed as it is from bits provided by others in the most haphazard way. People can be torn down to the core, "shattered," as the expression goes, and then they seek sleep. And dreams, which provide the ground for the construction of a new and more integrated self. Providing there's a core, and providing they're willing to do the work.”

Book:The Good Son

Source: The Good Son

“As a matter of fact I had a terribly traumatic childhood. But afterward I sort of reraised myself.”

Matter Facts Childhood Matter Of Fact

Book:The Good Son: A Novel

Source: The Good Son: A Novel

“But it turns out that people who are grounded and secure don't change much under stress. That's what being grounded means.”

People Mean Turns Stress Secure Grounded Don't Change Under Stress

Book:The Good Son: A Novel

Source: The Good Son: A Novel

“Does it matter, when you read, if the person who wrote still lives?”

Ifs Persons Doe Stills Matter Still Life Does It Matter

Book:The Book of Air and Shadows: A Novel

Source: The Book of Air and Shadows: A Novel

“The Book of Air and Shadows' was born during a conference with an intellectual property lawyer on a particular afternoon in November of 2003.”

Book Born Air Particular Intellectual Shadow Property Lawyer Afternoon Conferences November Intellectual Property

Author:Michael Gruber

“But there's the paradox of fiction - why do you cry when a fake character dies? It's the basis of art. You engage with people who don't exist and care about them as you would your friends and relatives.”

People Art Character Care Dies Fiction Cry Bases Fake Paradox

Author:Michael Gruber

“Professors go batty too, perhaps more often than other people, although owing to their profession, their madness is less often remarked.”

People Teacher Madness Profession Professors Owing

Book:The Book of Air and Shadows: A Novel

Source: The Book of Air and Shadows: A Novel

“The problem with evil people is that they can see only evil in others. It is one of the worst curses of being evil, that you can no longer experience good.”

People Problem Evil Worst Curse Evil People

Author:Michael Gruber

“It's part of what we call the Shadow, all the dark parts of us we can't face. It's the thing that, if we don't deal with it, eventually poisons our lives.”

Ifs Faces Dark Deals Our Lives Shadow Poison

Book:The Good Son

Source: The Good Son

About the Author

Born: October 1, 1940
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