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Shackled Fates (The Hanged God Trilogy, #2)

by Thilde Kold Holdt (欧宝娱乐 Author)

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

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“There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

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“I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.”
― Ambrose Bierce

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