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“Usually, meaning tends to find you, in the middle of the night, and when you least expect it.”

Book:The Madwoman Upstairs

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“Writing simply means no dependent clauses, no dangling things, no flashbacks, and keeping the subject near the predicate. We throw in as many fresh words we can get away with. Simple, short sentences don't always work. You have to do tricks with pacing, alternate long sentences with short, to keep it vital and alive.... Virtually every page is a cliffhanger--you've got to force them to turn it."~”

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Author:Dr. Seuss

“One year from now, a decade, a century, half a millennium, will things be different? Dare we dream it? When we are seen for ourselves, not just as the conduit of progeny, heirs, lineage, not just as beautiful objects to be protected, inspected, appreciated, but for who we are at the core . . .”

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Book:The Virgins of Venice

Source: The Virgins of Venice

“Knowing I should get into the habit of praying on my knees before bed, I shrugged and instead huddled under the bedcovers, the rose clasped in my hands close to my heart. The stem was very long, with all thorns removed, and an old Venetian saying came to mind: The longer the stem, the greater the love.”

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Book:The Virgins of Venice

Source: The Virgins of Venice

“A midwife knows too much . . . But if she is truly a wise woman, she knows when to keep her mouth shut.”

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Book:The Virgins of Venice

Source: The Virgins of Venice

“The day was perfect. Hot, yes, but with a refreshing zephyr sidling in from the west. The lagoon was flecked with small islands, and beyond lay the more ominous mainland, the papal army camped somewhere on it. But here, on this beautiful islet far from our usual universe, a warrior pope seemed a figment.”

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Book:The Virgins of Venice

Source: The Virgins of Venice

“The evening blessed us with a sunset to rival a painting by Carpaccio in its colours. The sky mutated from shades of ultramarine and azure to vermilion and ochre, then strips of violet and finally indigo.”

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Book:The Virgins of Venice

Source: The Virgins of Venice

“Despite the convent walls, when I was writing, my mind was free.”

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Book:The Virgins of Venice

Source: The Virgins of Venice

“All apostles were disciples. Not all disciples were apostles. Disciples (Greek: mathetes) were pupils, hence, followers. Apostles (Greek: apostolos) were ambassadors, hence, leaders.”

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Book:Biographies of Jesus' Apostles: Ambassadors in Chains

Source: Biographies of Jesus' Apostles: Ambassadors in Chains

“After leaving Florida, I researched my Florida sickness and found it matched Radio Wave Sickness!”

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Author:Steven Magee

“Having researched Pima County Sheriff, I regard them as a dangerous entity to the public.”

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Author:Steven Magee

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