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“He had put his hand up in class, a declaration of existence, a claim that he knew something. And that was forbidden to him. They could give a number of reasons for why they had to torment him; he was too fat, too ugly, too disgusting. But the real problem was simply that he existed, and every reminder of his existence was a crime.”
Source : John Ajvide Lindqvist (2010). “Let Me In”, p.10, Macmillan
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“What is national freedom if not a people’s inner freedom to cultivate its abilities along the beaten path of its history?”
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“Take the time you need to learn the craft. Then sit down and write. When you hand over your completed manuscript to a trusted reader, keep an open mind. Edit, edit, and edit again. After you have written a great query letter, go to AgentQuery.com. This site is an invaluable resource that lists agents in your genre. Submit, accept rejection as part of the process, and submit again. And, of course, never give up.”
Source : Kathleen Grissom (2014). “The Kitchen House: A Novel”, p.376, Simon and Schuster
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“Life is an incurable disease.”
Source : "To Dr. Scarborough" l. 111 (1656)
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“You threaten my son, you threaten me.”
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“And by the influence of heat, light, and electrical powers, there is a constant series of changes [in animal and vegetal substances]; matter assumes new forms, the destruction of one order of beings tends to the conservation of another, solution and consolidation, decay and renovation, are connected, and whilst the parts of the system, continue in a state of fluctuation and change, the order and harmony of the whole remain unalterable.”
Source : "The Collected Works: Discourses delivered before the Royal Society".
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“A vampire is very easy; you just take a very good-looking actor, put some teeth on them, make them pale, and you're there.”
Source : Source: www.ign.com
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“God's first creature, which was light.”
