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“Harper planted her ballet flats against the cobblestone street while the white bow at the back of her blouse flapped in the breeze. Flowers in pinks and purples caught on the breeze and floated over wrought-iron cemetery walls.”

Book:The Dress Shop on King Street

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“The sight of the pale-yellow façade of 82 Queen with the large golden numerals on the small black awning over the narrow entrance always made me smile. It was one of the grand dames of the Charleston restaurant scene. Opened in 1982 and comprised of three adjoining eighteenth-century town houses and a courtyard, it was the first restaurant to combine the local African, French, Caribbean, and Anglo-Saxon tastes to create a new culinary genre known as Lowcountry cuisine.”

Cuisine Walks Of Life Restaurant Charleston Lowcountry

Book:My Magnolia Summer

Source: My Magnolia Summer

“I wasn't born here, but my soul must've been. Charleston is my muse. There is something about the palm-lined streets, brightly colored buildings, and wrought-iron gates leading into secret gardens that made me want to reshape myself in its image.”

Charleston Journal Entry Southern Charm

Book:The Violet Hour

Source: The Violet Hour

“If you're just the least bit curious about what it would feel like to be a little more alive in your life, it's time to find the loose threads and give them a pull.”

Inspirational Inspiration Growth Transformation Personal Development Self Discovery

Book:Threads of Me and You: Unravel Your Limits and Weave Growth from Within

Source: Threads of Me and You: Unravel Your Limits and Weave Growth from Within

“I was charmed by the sweet tea in cut-crystal glasses paired with linen napkins on polished silver trays. Where I grew up, I never used a fabric napkin in my life! I loved that those silver trays were monogrammed, but the monograms were their great-grandmothers'. Charlestonians are proud of legacy and traditions, and they (we!) are not afraid to be fancy.”

Traditional Fancy Charleston Journal Entry Southern Charm

Book:The Violet Hour

Source: The Violet Hour

“The old joke is that psychiatrists are doctors who can't stand the sight of blood. Maybe they can't stand it, but if they work where I work, they damn well better get used to it. At least surgeons and prizefighters get to wear gloves”

Psychology Suspense Satire Psychiatry Crime Fiction Police Corruption South Carolina Charleston Mental Hospital Investigative Reporter

Book:Bash

Source: Bash

“Here lies the bodies of three brothers... enwrapt in silence and the Arms of Death, Exposed to Worms lies three once charming Boys... 1784”

Charleston Charlesons Oldest Graveyard Tomestones White Meeting House

Book:Very Charleston: A Celebration of History, Culture, and Lowcountry Charm

Source: Very Charleston: A Celebration of History, Culture, and Lowcountry Charm

“Charleston is an extraordinary place. There is a deep connection between the residents and nearly three hundred and fifty years of history, and those ties between daily life and the distant past are strengthened by the occasional glimpse beyond the veil.”

Ghost Ghosts Haunted Charleston Hauntings

Book:Charleston's Ghosts: Hauntings in the Holy City

Source: Charleston's Ghosts: Hauntings in the Holy City

“You can’t prosecute criminals in a system that’s run by the same criminals.”

Criminals Criminal Justice Criminal Justice System Beasts Of Success Corrupt Leaders Truth In Fiction Controlled System Corrupt Judicial System Judicial Tragedy Judicial Truth

Book:The Beasts of Success

Source: The Beasts of Success

“Their society had been built to fail. Dynasties of power and parties of authority had on retrospect, staged countless renditions of the same play. Granted, an evolution had occurred. But the story unfolded the same way.”

Working Class Enlightening Elections Financial Crisis Society Humanity Corrupt Leaders

Book:Down and Rising

Source: Down and Rising

“They called it that, I mean 'democracy'.”

Democracy Exploitation Misuse Of Power Corrupt Leaders Fake Democracy Misuse Of Authority Misuse Of Democracy Pseudo Democracy

Author:Suman Pokhrel

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