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“In worshipping their nationhood men worship themselves and scorn others, and that is no healthy thing.”

Book:Dissolution: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery

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Dissolution: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery

Dissolution is a novel that delves into the intrigue and mystery of the Tudor era, following the adventures of the protagonist, Matthew Shardlake, as he navigates the political and religious complexities of his time. more

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C.J. Sansom

C.J. Sansom is a British writer renowned for his historical novels set in medieval England. Born in 1952, he has made a name for himself with his intricate and captivating narratives that frequently explore the political and social intricacies of the era. Sansom's writing is celebrated for its thorough historical research and compelling storytelling. more

“Hello, darling. Sorry about that. Sorry about the bony elbows, sorry we lived here, sorry about the scene at the bottom of the stairwell and how I ruined everything by saying it out loud. Especially that, but I should have known. You see, I take the parts that I remember and stitch them back together to make a creature that will do what I say or love me back.”

Should Together Remember Known Scene Creatures Should Have Sorry Bottom Loud Ruined Hello Darling Back Together Elbows Stitches Should Have Known

Author:Richard Siken

“You cannot be firmly certain about anything. You can only have enough courage and strength to do what you consider to be right. Maybe it turns out that was wrong, but still you would have done his, and it is most important.”

Stills Important Done Enough Certain Turns

Author:Irving Stone

“Everyone has their own personality, its own character, and if he respects that, everything would finally fall over for good only.”

Ifs Character Fall Personality

Author:Irving Stone

“I endeavored to renounce society, that I might avoid temptation. But it was a poor religion; so far as it prevailed, only tended to make me gloomy, stupid, unsociable, and useless.”

Might Poor Stupid Temptation Useless Gloomy Renounce

Book:An Authentic Narrative of Some Remarkable and Interesting Particulars in the Life of ********.: Communicated in a Series of Letters, to the Reverend Mr. Haweis, ... and by Him (at the Request of Friends) Now Made Public

Source: An Authentic Narrative of Some Remarkable and Interesting Particulars in the Life of ********.: Communicated in a Series of Letters, to the Reverend Mr. Haweis, ... and by Him (at the Request of Friends) Now Made Public

“He comes to us as One unknown, without a name, as of old, by the lakeside, He came to those men who knew Him not. He speaks to us the same words: "Follow thou me!" and sets us to the tasks which He has to fulfill for our time. He commands. And to those who obey Him, whether they be wise or simple, He will reveal himself in the toils, the conflicts, the sufferings which they shall pass through in His fellowship, and, as an ineffable mystery, they shall learn in their own experience Who He is.”