"Historical fiction of course is particularly research-heavy. The details of everyday life are there to trip you up. Things that we take for granted, indeed, hardly think about, can lead to tremendous mistakes."

-- Sara Sheridan

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“The last night of love, the first night of war”

Source : "The Last Night of Love, The First Night of War". Book by Camil Petrescu, 1955.
“Nothing steals God's glory more than worrying believers who are driven through life by fear”
“It doesn't say anywhere in the Constitution this idea of the separation of church and state.”
“Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go.”
“"I count a lot of things that there's no need to count," Cameron said. "Just because that's the way I am. But I count all the things that need to be counted."”
“The mind I love must have wild places.”
“Given the scale of life in the cosmos, one human life is no more than a tiny blip. Each one of us is a just visitor to this planet, a guest, who will only stay for a limited time. What greater folly could there be than to spend this short time alone, unhappy or in conflict with our companions? Far better, surely, to use our short time here in living a meaningful life, enriched by our sense of connection with others and being of service to them.”
“If we can keep at least a bit of the mind clear about temporality, we can mange complicated, even difficult, times with grace.”

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