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The Unicorn Road (2008)

December 31, 2022

Martin Davies

But never had he found a language such as this, a language that seemed to exist only to express immeasurable sadness. As he read he found himself in a world that echoed with longing, where the words for love and pain were heard to tell apart, where loss and regret filled the air like sad music on a still morning. And through it all there was dignity and restraint. No ranting, no despair.

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The Mechanic: A Novel (2016)

July 6, 2020

Alan Gold
Chapter 9, Joachim Gutman, Allied Occupied Germany, June 1946

Oh, we recognise our heroes from one heroic act, but true heroes aren’t just brave once, but are consistently brave in lots of little ways.

In The Mechanic Tags novel, quotes, books, historical fiction, war
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The Unicorn Road (2008)

April 15, 2020

Martin Davies

When words are your daily currency, it can be easy to forget their power.

In The Unicorn Road Tags fiction, novel, books, quotes
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