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“My truth is that I am a gay American.”

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James McGreevey is an American politician who served as the Governor of New Jersey. He resigned in 2004 amidst a sexual scandal, becoming the first openly gay governor in American history. more

“There was no protection, no quota system when it came to luck. It was like that moment in math when a child learns that the odds of heads or tails is always one-in-two, no matter how many times one has flipped the coin and gotten heads. Every flip, the odds are the same. Every day, you could be unlucky all over again.”

Children Two Matter Moments Luck Protection Math That Moment Odds Tails Coins Flip Unlucky Flipped Quota Heads Or Tails

Author:Laura Lippman

“In winter the very ground seemed to reach up and grab the elderly, yanking them to earth as though hungry for them.”

Earth Winter Hungry Elderly

Book:Bury Your Dead: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

Source: Bury Your Dead: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

“Every year the hunters shot cows and horses and family pets and each other. And unbelievably, they sometimes shot themselves, perhaps in a psychotic episode where they mistook themselves for dinner”

Years Sometimes Shots Horse Dinner Pet Cows Episodes Hunters Psychotic Family Pets

Book:Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

Source: Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

“The question that haunted every investigation was 'why'.”

Investigation

Book:The Chief Inspector Gamache Series

Source: The Chief Inspector Gamache Series

“If you focus on the risks, they'll multiply in your mind and eventually paralyze you. You want to focus on the task, instead, on doing what needs to be done.”

Ifs Want Needs Mind Done Focus Risk Tasks

Author:Barry Eisler

“I wandered the earth a mercenary, daring the gods to kill me but surviving because part of me was already dead.”

Earth Daring Kill Me Surviving Mercenary

Author:Barry Eisler

“The movie is someone else's art. But it's great marketing for books.”

Art Book Marketing Great Marketing

Author:Barry Eisler

“After I sold my screenplay adaptation of 'Rain Fall' to Sony Pictures, I had no more creative involvement.”

Fall Creative Rain Adaptation Involvement Screenplays Sony

Author:Barry Eisler

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