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“New York. Anton Meyer’s wife had just gone to New Jersey to stay with her sister for a couple of days. For the first time in a while, his day hadn’t ended in an argument and he’d been able to enjoy a good night’s sleep. It was 10 in the morning and Meyer had already dealt efficiently with most of the files on his desk. He had taken a moment to congratulate himself on this when Maurice Kramer appeared at his door. “Daydreaming again, Meyer?” Kramer’s beady eyes glared meanly at him.”
― The French Spy
― The French Spy
“Lives should be measured in intensity.
Remember mine
For its glory-stretch of furious light
and wondrous beauty.”
― Broken Country
Remember mine
For its glory-stretch of furious light
and wondrous beauty.”
― Broken Country
“Hektor, argue me no agreements. I cannot forgive you.
As there are no trustworthy oaths between men and lions,
nor wolves and lambs have spirit that can be brought to agreement
but forever these hold feelings of hate for each other,
so there can be no love between you and me, nor shall there be
oaths between us, but one or the other must fall before then
to glut with his blood Ares the god who fights under the shield's guard.”
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As there are no trustworthy oaths between men and lions,
nor wolves and lambs have spirit that can be brought to agreement
but forever these hold feelings of hate for each other,
so there can be no love between you and me, nor shall there be
oaths between us, but one or the other must fall before then
to glut with his blood Ares the god who fights under the shield's guard.”
―
“Here the fates of nations would be decided, what was at stake was the future of the world. I sensed the weight of the hour, and I think everyone felt the individual in them dissolve, and fear depart.”
― Storm of Steel
― Storm of Steel
“The end is upon us, X-Men! Make your peace with whatever gods you hold dear! But know this! If Magneto is to die this day… the hour shall be of his own choosing!” - Magneto”
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“Tell me," he said roughly, "does that taste like the kiss of someone who's lying?”
― The Defender
― The Defender
“The thunderstorm-heaviness in the air intensified; above them there was a jangle as if the wind had blown through the glass floats in the solarium. The same gust whipped through the room, scattering the limericks and sending a spray of sparks up out of the brazier.
Very deliberately, Cliopher smiled.
Fitzroy uttered one of those words of magic, which made the air ring like the inside of a struck bell, and without moving a step he growled out a line of poetry.
'Hear, O ye children of the sun and of the wind, of the emperor Aurelius called Magnus and his fanoa from across the sea: sing with me of their deeds of magic and daring, their high-hearted courage, their love that crested the very sky, and weep, all you lovers of beauty, for what glory once was in the world.'
Oh, thought Cliopher, very clearly: There it is.”
― At the Feet of the Sun
Very deliberately, Cliopher smiled.
Fitzroy uttered one of those words of magic, which made the air ring like the inside of a struck bell, and without moving a step he growled out a line of poetry.
'Hear, O ye children of the sun and of the wind, of the emperor Aurelius called Magnus and his fanoa from across the sea: sing with me of their deeds of magic and daring, their high-hearted courage, their love that crested the very sky, and weep, all you lovers of beauty, for what glory once was in the world.'
Oh, thought Cliopher, very clearly: There it is.”
― At the Feet of the Sun
“Immortality is not a gift… it’s a shackle that glitters like glory, yet eats away at the heart."
Author: Mahmoud Tarek
Book: City of Immortality
Tags: immortality, truth, illusion, fantasy”
― City of Immortality
Author: Mahmoud Tarek
Book: City of Immortality
Tags: immortality, truth, illusion, fantasy”
― City of Immortality
“Immortality is not a gift… it’s a shackle that glitters like glory, yet eats away at the heart."
Author: Mahmoud Tarek
Book: City of Immortality”
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Author: Mahmoud Tarek
Book: City of Immortality”
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“In a city that never dies, truth becomes more powerful than legends, and memory turns into an unforgettable curse."
Author: Mahmoud Tarek
Book: City of Immortality”
― City of Immortality
Author: Mahmoud Tarek
Book: City of Immortality”
― City of Immortality
“Freedom was never a gate to be opened, but a fire you set with your own hands even if you burn."
Author: Mahmoud Tarek
Book: City of Immortality”
― City of Immortality
Author: Mahmoud Tarek
Book: City of Immortality”
― City of Immortality
“You don’t lead by shouting the loudest—you lead by bleeding first.”
― The Sword and the Hearth
― The Sword and the Hearth
“What though the field be lost?
All is not lost: th' unconquerable will
And study of revenge, immortal hate
And courage never to submit or yield”
― Paradise Lost
All is not lost: th' unconquerable will
And study of revenge, immortal hate
And courage never to submit or yield”
― Paradise Lost
“English sons were bleeding into the soil of France, and their souls were rising up over the Channel. He could feel them.”
― The Red Fields of France: A World War II Novel
― The Red Fields of France: A World War II Novel
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