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“At our latitudes people mostly kill themselves in the spring. People can’t bear the idea of the earth renewing itself. Of everything starting anew except themselves.”

Book:Hotel Silence

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“Do you always blindly follow orders from your master? You are no more than a common mutt,’ Varg growled. Tain laughed. ‘He is not my master, jotun. I serve no god, so I certainly serve no man, not even The Serpent himself. I am merely interested in my own goal and completing The Serpent’s goal will lead me to mine.”

Fantasy The White Wolf Brittany Comeaux

Book:The White Wolf

Source: The White Wolf

“Please, I whisper, and my voice comes out as quiet as a ghost’s. Tell Magiano I love him. Tell him I’m sorry. That I’m grateful.”

Love Adelina Amouteru Magiano The White Wolf

Book:The Midnight Star

Source: The Midnight Star

“The Kalends are for men with credit, Decimius.’ Julius wiped a speck of dust from his pristine tunic. ‘My patron is a man of numbers, not mercy. The ledger must balance. If I return light, he becomes… difficult. And I have a habit of passing that difficulty on.”

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Book:A Slave's Vengeance

Source: A Slave's Vengeance

“A dingily bilious sun was seeping through a tent of black clouds. Passersby, spitefully elbowing elbows, were rushing along the pavement. People thronging the doorways of shops tried to pummel their way through and stuck fast, their faces flushed with spite and fury, their teeth bared.”

Crowds Spite Fury Elbows Moscow

Book:Autobiography of a Corpse

Source: Autobiography of a Corpse

“Never throw away squeezed lemon, but keep them for the day by the sink. Then you can use them to remove fish, onion or garlic smells from your fingers. Or you can stick them on your elbows while you are reading a book, to soften and whiten your skin.”

Reading Lemons Elbows

Book:Two Fat Ladies Obsessions

Source: Two Fat Ladies Obsessions

“~ Life, with all its twists and turns, is a testament to the unpredictable nature of existence. We may never fully understand the forces at play or the reasons behind our setbacks. Perhaps it's the whims of fate or the caprice of fortune. Regardless, we must acknowledge that perfection in action does not guarantee success. Time and chance happen to every man, and that our journey is defined not by the victories we achieve, but by the courage we display in the face of adversity. So let us take our chances, knowing that even in defeat, there lies the opportunity for growth and self-discovery.”

Success Fate Fortune Chances Unpredictability Picard Principle

Author:Carson Anekeya

“I recommend the French beret, for it gives the impression of just the right soft toughness, a veritable wave of sophisticated brain matter. It is the kind of hat that inspires a person to grow into it, to become the person they never knew they could be. The space between the top of the head and the beginnings of hat is among the most intimate of areas: earlobe behinds, elbow insides, and anuses. One must pay heed to such spaces for they hold a potential not fully known (but generally agreed to be vast).”

Fashion Hats Elbows Brains Anuses Earlobes Intimate Areas

Book:Love Letters to the World

Source: Love Letters to the World

“Sometimes being given the elbow can turn out to be the best hand.”

Life Philosophy Wisdom Humour Wit Elbows

Book:The King of Rhyme

Source: The King of Rhyme

“Don't go against your inner knowing. Just don't. Trust yourself.”

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Author:Maria Erving

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