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Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter collection 16-19

The Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter collection 16-19 is a compilation of four novels that continue the adventures of Anita Blake, a character who is both a vampire hunter and a necromancer. These books delve into her complex relationships with various supernatural beings, including vampires, werewolves, and ghosts. The series is celebrated for its intricate plotlines, rich character development, and the author's unique take on the vampire genre. more

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Laurell K. Hamilton
Laurell K. Hamilton

Laurell K. Hamilton is an American author renowned for her best-selling novel series 'Harry Potter'. Born on February 19, 1963, she is a prolific writer whose works span a variety of literary genres including fantasy, horror, and romance. more

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“Why does one begin to write? Because she feels misunderstood, I guess. Because it never comes out clearly enough when she tries to speak. Because she wants to rephrase the world, to take it in and give it back again differently, so that everything is used and nothing is lost. Because it's something to do to pass the time until she is old enough to experience the things she writes about.”

“A world in which time is absolute is a world of consolation. For while the movements of people are unpredictable, the movement of time is predictable. While people can be doubted, time cannot be doubted. While people brood, time skips ahead without looking back. In the coffee houses, in the government buildings, in boats of Lake Geneva, people look at their watches and take refuge in time. Each person knows that somewhere is recorded the moment she was born, the moment she took her first step, the moment of her first passion, the moment she said goodbye to her parents.”

“These beings have no other status, but that of cultivating the idea of beauty in their own persons, of satisfying their passions, of feeling and thinking.... Contrary to what many thoughtless people seem to believe, dandyism is not even an excessive delight in clothes and material elegance. For the perfect dandy, these things are no more than the symbol of the aristocratic superiority of his mind.”

“On our earth, before writing was invented, before the printing press was invented, poetry flourished. That is why we know that poetry is like bread; it should be shared by all, by scholars and by peasants, by all our vast, incredible, extraordinary family of humanity.”