April 2012
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Do not compete with what is happening. To compete is to prepare for failure.
Do...
– Duncan Idaho/ Hayt in Dune Messiah
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War is useful because it is effective in so many areas. It stimulates the...
– Bijaz the dwarf, in Dune Messiah
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There are limits to power, as those who put their hopes in a constitution always...
– Paul Muad’dib in Dune Messiah
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Deceit is a tool of statecraft
– Princess Irulan in Dune Messiah
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On Why the Hero Gets Away With Things a Heroine...
A while ago I read Kristan Higgins’ new novel Until There Was You which is her first novel breaking from the ‘chick lit’ mold, and it has two characters with two separate POVs. I was excited to check it out because I love her characters and the quirky situations she usually places them in. However, I was utterly disappointed with this particular heroine’s resolution. With...
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It’s both interesting and unpleasant to get a big revelation about your...
– Sookie Stackhouse: Small Town Wedding
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