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Losing innocence. Remembering Heaven. That was the essence of Hell

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The first treasure California began to surrender after the Gold Rush as the oldest: her land.

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Guilty she might be. But what human being was not? There were things in her past she needn't be ashamed of, things to be proud of; she wouldn't surrender so meekly to a condemning judgment.

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What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
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John Jakes

John Jakes

Born: March 31, 1932
Died: March 11, 2023 (aged 90)
Bio: John William Jakes was an American writer, best known for American historical fiction. He has used the pen name Jay Scotland.
Known for:
  1. The Kent Family Chronicles (1976)
  2. The Bastard (1974)
  3. The Rebels (1975)
  4. North and South (1982)
  5. The Warriors (1977)

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