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Bull Mountain (Bull Mountain, #1)

by Brian Panowich (Goodreads Author)

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“I wish, when I was first born, the first thing I said was "Quote" so the last thing I said before I died would be "Unquote.”
― Steven Wright

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― Tom Waits

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― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

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“Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system.”
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