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“Mouse was the truest friend I ever had. And if there is such a thing as true evil, he was that too.”

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Book:A Red Death: Featuring an Original Easy Rawlins Short Story

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A Red Death: Featuring an Original Easy Rawlins Short Story

This book is a compilation that showcases an original short story written by Easy Rawlins, a prominent figure in the genre of detective fiction. The story is set in the vibrant and complex world of Los Angeles, reflecting the author's distinctive style and narrative voice. more

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Walter Mosley is an American novelist, best known for his detective novel series featuring Easy Rawlins. His works blend literary value with social commentary, earning him a wide readership. more

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“There's many things that I am. And all of those things come together at some point. If somebody wants to limit me, you know and they'll say, 'Well, this is Walter Mosley, the mystery writer.' I don't like that. Because I do many things.”

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“My father cared about the world he lived in, and so he admitted his confusion about his place in America because he didn't want me to make the same mistake in my life.”

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“My hero in comic books is Jack Kirby: 'Spider-Man,' 'Fantastic Four,' 'Captain America,' Marvel Comics. He was really the basis for Marvel Comics.”

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“We worship Him not because He is the best of our gods, but because He is, or was, the greatest killer among them.”

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“The shadows of Ina-Karekh are the place where nightmares dwell, but not their source. Never forget: the shadowlands are not elsewhere. We create them. They are within.”

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“Calling something exotic emphasizes its distance from the reader. We don't refer to things as exotic if we think of them as ordinary. We call something exotic if it's so different that we see no way to emulate it or understand how it came to be. We call someone exotic if we aren't especially interested in viewing them as people - just as objects representing their culture.”

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“Funny thing, employment. If you keep doing it, you keep getting paid.”

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Book:The Kingdom Of Gods

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