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“Nathan had to admit it was a highly effective war strategy. You didn’t need an army; just a way to turn the native, indigenous creatures against each other, wait until there was no serious resistance, and then move right in.”
― When the children come
― When the children come
“The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,” he murmured. Thinking of her out there on the battlefield. In his tent. What more could a woman want? Quite a lot, actually.”
― Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
― Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
“In Kabul, hot running water had been like fathers, a rare commodity.”
― The Kite Runner
― The Kite Runner
“Harry Marsham, who was known as Marsh to his friends, should have died that night.”
― The Devil's Trinity
― The Devil's Trinity
“Unfortunately, this category of secret is itself so secret that it's very existance is secret, and he can't actually reveal it to anyone.”
― Cryptonomicon
― Cryptonomicon
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