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“It would be like Prospero’s island, but in a good way: not a country of exile, a model world, safe and peaceful and private. A magician’s land.”

Book:The Magician's Land

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The Magician's Land

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Lev Grossman

Lev Grossman is an American novelist, best known for his fantasy novel series 'The Magicians'. His works blend literary depth with rich imagination, earning him widespread acclaim. more

“PROSPERO: Veseo budi. Naša zabava Svršena je sada. Naši su igrači Duhovi bili, i iščezli su sad U nevidljivi vazduh. Ko nesuštastveno Tkivo te vizije, tako će i kule Visoke, i divni dvorci, i svečani Hramovi, i sama lopta zemljina, I sve na njoj, nestati ko ova Iščezla, nestvarna povorka, i neće Za sobom nikakav ostaviti trag. Mi smo građa od koje se prave Snovi, i naš mali život nam je snom Zaokružen. (...)”

Drama Tempest Prospero Bura

Author:Vilijam Šekspir

“This was especially true in some millennialist sects that filled their literature with paintings of Armageddon. Pictures of terrified people running away from some formless fiery doom that burned their world down behind them, while smug worshipers—of the correct religion, of course—watched from safety as God got with the smiting.”

God Fire Worship Doom Armageddon Millennialist Smiting

Book:Abaddon’s Gate

Source: Abaddon’s Gate

“Zach, this isn't a game, you know. I don't just write it. I live it. I'm a Domme, a female Dominant. There aren't a lot of us around. Most Dominants are men. Technically I'm Switch since I can top and bottom, but if I show up on your doorstep, get ready to say ouch. I'm not good at it - I'm amazing at it. So good at it that I'm as famous down here for my skills with a whip as I am in the straight world for my skills with a pen.”

Skills Dominant Switch Domme

Book:The Siren

Source: The Siren

“Man is the one who desires, woman the one who is desired. This is woman's entire but decisive advantage. Through his passion nature has given man into woman's hands, and the woman who does not know how to make him her subject, her slave, her toy, and how to betray him with a smile in the end is not wise.”

Slave Woman Domination Bdsm Submissive Sadism Masochism Femdom Dominatrix Domme

Book:Venus in Furs

Source: Venus in Furs

“You have taught me what love is. Your serene form of worship let me forget two thousand years.”

Love Worship Masochism Domme

Book:Venus in Furs

Source: Venus in Furs

“Busy day ahead. Things to do. People to beat. A Dominatrix's work was never done.”

Love Bdsm Domme

Book:The Virgin

Source: The Virgin

“She said my glasses made me look like a butch jock's locker room bitch.”

Humor Funny Sexism Nerd Bdsm Funny And Random Random Bdsm Quotes Domme

Book:Bound to Accept

Source: Bound to Accept

“No one is kafir, kainat is my kalma, service of humanity is the supreme shahada. Defending all persecuted is true act of khalsa, kindness without expectation is the ultimate karma.”

Karma Tolerance Oneness Sufism Advaita Multiculturalism Interfaith Interfaith Dialogue Khalsa Shahada

Book:Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

Source: Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“No one is kafir, kainat is my kalma, service of humanity is the supreme shahada.”

Islam Islamic Sufism Sufi Muslim Religious Freedom Sufi Poet Kafir Shahada Kalma

Book:Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

Source: Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Ik Onkaar, Satnaam Shahaada; Koi bole paani, koi bole water. Utho Insaan, Marham ka Sagar; Ana al Haq, Vigyan Ujaagar.”

Tolerance Humanist Sufism Advaita Multiculturalism Interfaith Freethinker Sikh Shahada Ik Onkar

Book:With Love From A Blue Rock

Source: With Love From A Blue Rock

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