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“… kalkan görevi yapan kişiler, kulağı ve gözü hep tetikte bekçilik yapanlar hayatta çok acı çeker.”

Book:Fever and Spear

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Fever and Spear

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Javier Marías

Javier Marías, born on September 20, 1951, is a renowned Spanish novelist. His works are known for their unique narrative techniques and profound psychological insights, which have won him a wide audience. more

“Time collapsed into a delicate dark pencil brushed against our eyebrows, the emergent rumble of crowds gathering above our heads. We slid into our costumes. Pirate, outlaw, futuristic rebels. Red, purple, gold. Chains hanging from our belts, tight black trousers. We were moved upstairs, closer to the stage. Finally, we heard the cannon's roar: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome... Tanzar recording artists... THE MASTER PLANETS!" The world shot forward. We stepped into the spotlight.”

Revenge Coming Of Age Holocaust Rock And Roll Classic Rock Psychological Drama Ww Ii Rock Roll

Author:Donald Gallinger

“But -- my dear, my heart is BROKEN! I have seen the perfect Peter Wimsey. Height, voice, charm, smile, manner, outline of features, everything -- and he is -- THE CHAPLAIN OF BALLIOL!! What is the use of anything? ... I am absolutely shattered by this Balliol business. Such waste -- why couldn't he have been an actor?”

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Book:The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers 1899-1936: The Making of a Detective Novelist

Source: The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers 1899-1936: The Making of a Detective Novelist

“I didn't mind thinking you were a murderer," said Lady Mary spitefully, "but I do mind you being such an ass.”

Wimsey

Book:Clouds of Witness

Source: Clouds of Witness

“I think my mother's talents deserve a little acknowledgement. I said so to her, as a matter of fact, and she replied in these memorable words: "My dear child, you can give it a long name if you like, but I'm an old-fashioned woman and I call it mother-wit, and it's so rare for a man to have it that if he does you write a book about him and call him Sherlock Holmes.”

Humor Wimsey

Book:Clouds of Witness

Source: Clouds of Witness

“To a soul which is wide awake, the Judgment Day does not come after death. For that soul every day is a Judgment Day. The Judgment Day is every day, and one realizes this as one's sight becomes more keen. Every hour, every moment in life has its judgment.”

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Author:Hazrat Inayat Khan

“I was also motivated by a strong sense of fear that we had still not begun to deal with, let alone solve, any of the fundamental issues arising from the gas attack. Specifically, for people who are outside the main system of Japanese society (the young in particular), there remains no effective alternative or safety net. As long as this crucial gap exists in our society, like a kind of black hole, even if Aum is suppressed, other magnetic force fields—"Aum-like" groups—will rise up again, and similar incidents are bound to take place.”

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Book:Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche

Source: Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche

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