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I remember when you were born, it was dawn and the storm settled near my belly. And I rolled in the grass… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
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Escape through travel works. Almost from the moment I boarded my flight, life in England became meaningless. Seat-belt signs lit up, problems… — Alex Garland Copy Share Image
Men,” she said as she took my arm and led me to the brightly lit room. “They forget we need to see… — Kim Harrison Copy Share Image
I smiled at the giant. “Actually, Cacus, I have another secret weapon.” The giant’s eyes lit up with greed. “Another weapon? I… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
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I wanted to eat of the fruit of all the trees in the garden of the world… And so, indeed, I went… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
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Those candle flames were like the lives of men. So fragile. So deadly. Left alone, they lit and warmed. Let run rampant,… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
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The weak grey light that serves as harbinger of red and golden dawn faintly lit my window. I fumbled for a candle,… — Robin McKinley Copy Share Image
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The fisher droppeth his net in the stream, And a hundred streams are the same as one; And the maiden dreameth her… — Alice Cary Copy Share Image
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Dr. Leonard Shlain, chairman of laparoscopic surgery at California Pacific Medical Center, said they took some four and five year-olds and gave… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
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There are so many stories to tell in the worlds of science fiction, the worlds of fantasy and horror that to confine… — Seth Grahame-Smith Copy Share Image
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