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Quote by MacDonald Harris

“Alcohol was for people who basically wished to be dead but lacked the courage to kill themselves.”

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MacDonald Harris, born on September 7, 1921, was a renowned American writer. His works spanned across novels, poetry, and drama, known for their unique literary style and profound social insight. more

“You must never call your enemy by a name you choose for him." “Instead you must call him by the name he calls himself. What he chooses will reflect his pride; it will reveal his desires. But what you choose to call him will reveal your fears, which should be kept to yourself, lest your enemy find the way to exploit them.”

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Book:Wild Orchid: A Retelling of

Source: Wild Orchid: A Retelling of

“I batted my eyelashes and did my best to appear dumb as a board”

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Book:Gunmetal Magic: A Novel in the World of Kate Daniels

Source: Gunmetal Magic: A Novel in the World of Kate Daniels

“The Boov frowned. 'Everybodies always is wanting to make a clone for to doing their work. If you are not wanting to do your work, why would a clone of you want to do your work?”

Ifs Want

Book:The True Meaning of Smekday

Source: The True Meaning of Smekday

“Will smirked, clearly pleased at the effect he was having. "I've no idea. I lost consciousness about then. I was having a lovely dream about a young woman who had mislaid all her clothes.”

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Book:The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess

Source: The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess

“The key thing is managed awareness of your role in the world and history. Think too much and you know you are nothing. Think just enough and you know you are small, but important to some. That's the best you can do.”

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Book:A Hologram for the King

Source: A Hologram for the King

“Live long enough and you'll disappoint everyone. People think you're able to help them and usually you can't. And so it becomes a process of choosing the one or two people you try hardest not to disappoint. The person in my life I am determined not to disappoint is you.”

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Book:A Hologram for the King

Source: A Hologram for the King

“The fact is that no species has ever had such wholesale control over everything on earth, living or dead, as we now have. That lays upon us, whether we like it or not, an awesome responsibility. In our hands now lies not only our own future, but that of all other living creatures with whom we share the earth.”

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Author:David Attenborough

“If you live in a graveyard, you can't weep for everyone.”

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Author:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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