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Quotes by Author
"A tractor beam from the Imperial ship locked onto the shuttle and in seconds it became apparent they were being hauled in. The tractor was inescapable, and they knew it. The shuttle's small yet potent engines struggled vainly against the irresistible pull. Inside, the Hammer and his men prepared to meet their fate."
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"You weren't born a quitter, and it's your sole responsibility to never turn yourself into one."
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"We get distracted through employment and rarely have time to discover our true selves."
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"When Niki and I moved to Paris, there was also the challenge of Paris, an extremely daunting city."
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"But if one had everything one could ever need or want, what was left to dream of?"
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"God is interested in preserving the resources of His Kingdom."
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"I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance."
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"The concern of your brain is not to see the actual nature of reality, but to represent the reality to you in such a way that suits your needs."
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"None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone."
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"The discovery of your life's purpose is your ultimate pathway to an extraordinary life. You were born an original, so quit conforming to the expectations of others."
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"While the goal of a book is to create a positive emotional experience for the reader, the goal of the opening is to set the stage, to pull the reader in."
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"UN-Impressives of the Poor Listener Thinking about what you should have done, could have done, or need to do. Allowing your emotional reactions to take over. Interrupting the person talking. Replying before you hear all the facts. Jumping to conclusions and making assumptions. Being preoccupied with what you're going to say next. Getting defensive or being over-eager. One-upmanship-feeling the urge to compete and add something bigger, better, or more significant than what the speaker has to share. Imposing an unsolicited opinion. Ignoring and changing the subject altogether."
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"The twinkling of an eye. That is the most wonderful expression. I've thought from time to time it was the best thing in life, that little incandescence you see in people when the charm of a thing strikes them, or the humor of it. 'The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart.' That's a fact."
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"The incalculable winds of fantasy and music and poetry, the mere face of a girl, the song of a bird, or the sight of a horizon, are always blowing evil's whole structure away."
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"I imagine you come across a number of people who are disconcerted by the difference between what you do feel and what they fancy you ought to feel. It is fatal to pay the smallest attention to them."
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"You want to know what I loved about him? Everything. From a freckle on his ass down to his undying selfish need to always be right."
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"If you really desire greatness, you should make up your mind to be a hard worker."
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"There is only one way to success.. and only one person can lead you there.. that's YOU."
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"Why am I letting you comfort me? He stared over her head. Because I've made sure you have no one else to turn to."
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"Huh, another queen, Puck mused, an evil grin crossing his face. "Maybe we should drop in and introduce ourselves, ice-boy. Do the whole, hey, we were just in the neighborhood, and we were just wondering if you had any plans to take over the Nevernever. Have a fruit basket."
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"Your ability to readapt in the face of change will instill confidence, improve agility, foster psychological safety, and make you more resilient in life and in business. Your re-adaptability will serve you well to thrive in most any situation or environment."
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"I would not have survived that dark time if it weren't for Cloudtail. He gave me another destiny, and I knew that no matter what I looked like, I would be all right. As long as Cloudtail loved me, I was no longer Lostface, but Brightheart."
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"I'm not mad. I already told you that. We all have mistakes in our past...and our future. It's a fact of life."
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"If war is hard - and it is, forever and always - then after war is just as hard, in a different way."
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"Don't let lack of sexual communication get in the way of your pleasure any longer. Dare to ask the questions that will make sex so much more enjoyable, boost passion, and facilitate a deeper connection and intimacy in your relationship."
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"I've never paid any attention to time. Dancer says I've enjoyed a luxury most people never have. He hates clocks and watches and everything that has to do with time. He says people already have too many lost days and that most folks live in the past or the future but never the present, always saying stuff like 'I'm unhappy because 'X' happened to me yesterday, or I'll be happy again when 'Y' happens to me tomorrow. He says time is the ultimate villain."
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"I love writing, and just as much, I love undertaking research."
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"She thought she was independent and strong, but she got one small taste of love and she was hungrier than anyone. She was ravenous."
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"We each have a little imagination in all of us, and a book is the best absorbent there is."
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"When there is no personal responsibility in any society, there cannot be a responsible government."
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"Do not be afraid to preach the gospel, Jesus Christ was not afraid to die on the cross."
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"For it is probable that when people talk aloud, the selves (of which there may be more than two thousand) are conscious of disserverment, and are trying to communicate but when communication is established there is nothing more to be said."
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"Happiness is.. Starting your study with 3 principles of accounting, then your profession, with 3 principles of life.. CHALLENGE it, ACHIEVE it, Loop it. Happy to be a CA, Happy CA day."
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