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“... Whose forbidden hold was this? What had he provoked? He wrapped trembling fingers around the first small, shining thing he found, and fled. For the vault was more than a treasury: piles of preciouses nested beneath the coils of a snoring serpent. It was a bed.”

Book:Beowulf

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Beowulf

Beowulf is an Old English epic tale of heroism and the struggle against monsters, set in the Anglo-Saxon period. more

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Maria Dahvana Headley

Maria Dahvana Headley, born on June 21, 1977, is an accomplished American novelist known for her unique imagination, profound themes, and rich narrative techniques. Her works have gained popularity among readers. more

“In his love for these peculiar places, he was like an anthropologist, or an accountant. i couldn't tell which, because I was never certain what lay beneath M's fascinations. Sometimes I imagined they were a sign of sorrow, a wish to care for and preserve things on the brink of disappearance. Other times, I thought that they were nothing more than a tedious desire to accumulate.”

Fear Hoarding

Book:Walking on the Ceiling

Source: Walking on the Ceiling

“I don't have money to buy a bunch of land. I don't know how much you think land goes for nowadays, but it's not a dollar an acre anymore." Ryker smirked. "Trust me when I say I have more than enough money for it." I balked. "How? You live in a cabin in the middle of nowhere with no real job and nothing around you." "And I'm a dragon, Dani. A dragon who likes his gold." Slowly, so slowly, it sank in. He did mercenary work, that much I knew, and that kind of thing paid well, right? Dragons hoarding treasure seemed like something out of a fairy tale, but then again so did dragons until a few weeks ago. The confident look on his face said it all.”

Gold Treasure Dragon Hoarding Supernatural Romance Plans For The Future

Book:Dirty Lying Dragons

Source: Dirty Lying Dragons

“While the elite used magic to build their palaces and fuel their lavish lives, ordinary people suffered. That was the crux of the argument for the revolution. The world and its resources belonged to everyone, they said--- which included everything kept locked up inside the Great Library. All that knowledge, the power to make lives better, was shelved away. Reserved for use by only the wealthy, when it should belong to everyone. And that's why I never really believed they'd hurt the library--- and why I don't understand why they did. They knew books were power.”

Power Books Hoarding Knowledge Is Power Unfair Assessments

Book:The Spellshop

Source: The Spellshop