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“The fire on the mountain.�� That was Anna. “Alchemy,�� she said. “I feel it singing in my bones.��
“Singing?�� Mary would never understand Anna. The young woman turned away.
Wiseman’s reply was tinged with respect.
“That great pair of alchemists, Francis Ransome and Roberta Le More, believed the work they did affected the world’s spirit, the anima mundi. The Native Americans they met believed they too could and should interact with the Great Spirit. They lived with reverence for the land and all its peoples, the ancestors, the animals, the rocks, the trees, mountains.”��
Mary’s jaw dropped; Caroline glowed; Anna pretended not to listen. Wiseman nodded, then continued.
“You mean��?�� began Mary.
“Yes, it could have been so different, a meeting of like-minded earth-based spiritualities. Just imagine, what could have been?”
― Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder

“You shall address me as ‘My Dearest��,�� he repeated in a mocking voice, trying to copy her tone. ‘You will forget all about this conversation when you leave this room.�� It was interesting that tone; it had a sort of hypnotising ring to it.”
― Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and the Master

“لا يستطيع المرء أن يكون متأكدا من أنه هنالك شيء يعيش من أجله إلا اذا كان مستعدا للموت في سبيله”
― Ernesto Guevara

“After another ten minutes, the gates of thievery would open just a crack, and Liesel Meminger would widen them a little further and squeeze through.

***TWO QUESTIONS***
Would the gates shut behind her?
Or would they have the goodwill to let her back out?

As Liesel would discover, a good thief requires many things.
Stealth. Nerve. Speed.
More important than any of those things, however, was one final requirement.
Luck.

Actually.
Forget the ten minutes.
The gates open now.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

“Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.”
― Oscar Wilde

“I set up and staged hundreds of ends-of-the-world and watched, enthralled, as they played themselves out.”
― Annie Dillard, Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters

“The mountains shook again and settled into place, shaking themselves ever more lightly until the tremblors ceased.”
― Marion Zimmer Bradley, Snows of Darkover

“Leo: "So...giants who can throw mountains. Friendly wolves that will eat us if we show weakness. Evil espresso drinks. Gotcha. Maybe this isn't the best time to bring up my psycho babysitter."
Piper: "Is that another joke?”
― Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero