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Book Quotes Roundup – 17 April, 2022

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“What Westerners call corruption is just life in 75% of the world.”
― Steven Pressfield, The Profession



“Language, never forget, is more fashion than science, and matters of usage, spelling and pronunciation tend to wander around like hemlines.”
– Bill Bryson, The Mother Tongue: English and Hot It Got That Way

“As Oedipus learned, the more you run away from what is predetermined the more you run toward it.”
― M.J. Rose, The Reincarnationist


“Only a man with a damaged canvas of his own can truly be a great restorer.”
― Daniel Silva, The Confessor


“There are no accidents of fate.”
― M.J. Rose, The Memorist



“Things happen; it is up to us to invent for them a purpose.”
― Stefan Merrill Block, The Storm at the Door

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Book Quotes Roundup – 10 April, 2022
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Favorite book quotes from this week, including Steven Pressfield, Bill Bryson, M. J. Rose, Daniel Silva, and Stefan Merrill Block
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