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“The quiet muscles of his face did not betray him, but inside he was shouting with joy — and when Channis turned to face him, he knew that the farce was about over.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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December 17, 2025 at 7:25 AM
“The quiet muscles of his face did not betray him, but inside he was shouting with joy — and when Channis turned to face him, he knew that the farce was about over.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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“Somewhere there between the stars was the answer to the complications that overwhelmed him, and he felt the yearning for the solution to arrive and end things.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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December 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Somewhere there between the stars was the answer to the complications that overwhelmed him, and he felt the yearning for the solution to arrive and end things.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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“Space looked actively hostile. It was cold and awful at best but now it contained that strange creature, the Mule, and the very content seemed to darken and thicken into ominous threat.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#booksky #Foundation #Asimov #art #dreams #sleep #night
December 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
“So once again, Galactic history glided past peacefully enough, and the peasants scrabbled life out of the hard soil.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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December 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
“So once again, Galactic history glided past peacefully enough, and the peasants scrabbled life out of the hard soil.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #sciencefiction #Asimov #scifi #art #science #thinker
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #sciencefiction #Asimov #scifi #art #science #thinker
“Rossem is one of those marginal worlds usually neglected in Galactic history and scarcely ever obtruding itself upon the notice of men of the myriad of happier planets.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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December 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
“Rossem is one of those marginal worlds usually neglected in Galactic history and scarcely ever obtruding itself upon the notice of men of the myriad of happier planets.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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“‘My life might no longer be safe, and I have a great affection for my life. Even on a thin and remote possibility such as that, I would rather play it safe.’”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #Asimov #art
December 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
“‘My life might no longer be safe, and I have a great affection for my life. Even on a thin and remote possibility such as that, I would rather play it safe.’”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #Asimov #art
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #Asimov #art
“...the brilliant universe of stars shone abruptly in token for that light which was merely hidden behind the swirling unradiating atom fragments of sodium and calcium that filled cubic parsecs of space.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#booksky #Foundation #Asimov #art
December 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
“...the brilliant universe of stars shone abruptly in token for that light which was merely hidden behind the swirling unradiating atom fragments of sodium and calcium that filled cubic parsecs of space.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#booksky #Foundation #Asimov #art
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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“The human mind resents control.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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December 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“The human mind resents control.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#writingcommunity #bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #sciencefiction #Asimov #scifi #art #science #author #thinker #micdrop #humanity #control #language
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
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“‘Ebling Mis said it kept itself secret. Only secrecy can turn its weakness into strength.’”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#writingcommunity #bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #sciencefiction #Asimov #scifi #art #science #author #thinker
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#writingcommunity #bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #sciencefiction #Asimov #scifi #art #science #author #thinker
December 5, 2025 at 7:28 AM
“‘Ebling Mis said it kept itself secret. Only secrecy can turn its weakness into strength.’”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#writingcommunity #bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #sciencefiction #Asimov #scifi #art #science #author #thinker
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#writingcommunity #bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #sciencefiction #Asimov #scifi #art #science #author #thinker
“But in its traditional gaiety, enhanced by unheard-of prosperity, he found no peace.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#writingcommunity #bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #sciencefiction #Asimov #scifi #art #science #author #thinker
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#writingcommunity #bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #sciencefiction #Asimov #scifi #art #science #author #thinker
December 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
“But in its traditional gaiety, enhanced by unheard-of prosperity, he found no peace.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#writingcommunity #bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #sciencefiction #Asimov #scifi #art #science #author #thinker
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#writingcommunity #bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #sciencefiction #Asimov #scifi #art #science #author #thinker
“He was handsome and quick-witted — therefore successful in society. He was intelligent and self-possessed — therefore successful with The Mule. And he was thoroughly pleased at both successes.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#booksky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #Foundation
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#booksky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #Foundation
December 3, 2025 at 8:23 AM
“He was handsome and quick-witted — therefore successful in society. He was intelligent and self-possessed — therefore successful with The Mule. And he was thoroughly pleased at both successes.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#booksky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #Foundation
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#booksky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #Foundation
“…the palace reared its gleaming, incredible light and incredibly strong metallic walls before him in the daring, overflow, near-hectic arches that characterised the architecture of the Late Empire.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#booksky #Foundation #writersky #Asimov
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#booksky #Foundation #writersky #Asimov
December 3, 2025 at 7:42 AM
“…the palace reared its gleaming, incredible light and incredibly strong metallic walls before him in the daring, overflow, near-hectic arches that characterised the architecture of the Late Empire.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#booksky #Foundation #writersky #Asimov
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#booksky #Foundation #writersky #Asimov
“Psycho-history was the quintessence of sociology; it was the science of human behaviour reduced to mathematical equations.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#writingcommunity #bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #sciencefiction #Asimov #new
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#writingcommunity #bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #sciencefiction #Asimov #new
December 3, 2025 at 7:42 AM
“Psycho-history was the quintessence of sociology; it was the science of human behaviour reduced to mathematical equations.”
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#writingcommunity #bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #sciencefiction #Asimov #new
From Second Foundation, a book by Isaac Asimov (1953)
#writingcommunity #bookquotes #booksky #Foundation #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #sciencefiction #Asimov #new
“If she walks fast enough, she can reach her destination without getting wet.
If another one ever turns up, she might even step onto a bus.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
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If another one ever turns up, she might even step onto a bus.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 AM
“If she walks fast enough, she can reach her destination without getting wet.
If another one ever turns up, she might even step onto a bus.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
If another one ever turns up, she might even step onto a bus.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
“She turned her gaze on him, and he understood a fundamental difference between suits and joes. When a Joe looked at you...you’d never notice. But when a suit turned it on, you could feel their glare scorching holes in your intestinal tract.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
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From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#booksky
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
“She turned her gaze on him, and he understood a fundamental difference between suits and joes. When a Joe looked at you...you’d never notice. But when a suit turned it on, you could feel their glare scorching holes in your intestinal tract.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#booksky
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#booksky
“Catherine didn’t especially admire technological ability…she no more regarded it as an aspect of character than she would ownership of a particular make of car.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
November 26, 2025 at 7:36 AM
“Catherine didn’t especially admire technological ability…she no more regarded it as an aspect of character than she would ownership of a particular make of car.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
“River was listening and not listening; his brain churning through newly learned facts, adding them to what he already knew, or thought he already knew, or had forgotten he knew. And also, he was starving.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #writersky #London #spy
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #writersky #London #spy
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 AM
“River was listening and not listening; his brain churning through newly learned facts, adding them to what he already knew, or thought he already knew, or had forgotten he knew. And also, he was starving.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #writersky #London #spy
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #writersky #London #spy
“The adrenaline that had pumped through her had felt more like a release of tension than panic. As if she’d been waiting for years, and the all-but-silent scrabbling at her lock was simply the second shoe dropping.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #slowhorses
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #slowhorses
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
“The adrenaline that had pumped through her had felt more like a release of tension than panic. As if she’d been waiting for years, and the all-but-silent scrabbling at her lock was simply the second shoe dropping.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #slowhorses
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #slowhorses
“If Moscow rules meant watch your back, London rules meant cover your arse…Nobody knew that better than Jackson Lamb. And nobody played it better than Di Tavener.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
November 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
“If Moscow rules meant watch your back, London rules meant cover your arse…Nobody knew that better than Jackson Lamb. And nobody played it better than Di Tavener.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
“Lamb took the stairs: quieter, more reliable, than a lift. Such caution was second nature. It was like pulling on an old coat.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #familiarity
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #familiarity
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“Lamb took the stairs: quieter, more reliable, than a lift. Such caution was second nature. It was like pulling on an old coat.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #familiarity
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #familiarity
“There was a moment’s silence, during which Dan Hobbs could hear the remains of his career blowing like a tumbleweed down the corridors of Regents Park.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“There was a moment’s silence, during which Dan Hobbs could hear the remains of his career blowing like a tumbleweed down the corridors of Regents Park.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #London #slowhorses #writersky #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
“Because once in a nun’s nightmare, one of them would turn out to be Jackson Lamb. And by the time you’d realised that, you’d lost your lunch, your boots and most of your teeth…”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #spy #London #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #spy #London #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
“Because once in a nun’s nightmare, one of them would turn out to be Jackson Lamb. And by the time you’d realised that, you’d lost your lunch, your boots and most of your teeth…”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #spy #London #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #spy #London #writersky #BlueSkyWritingCommunity
“He supposed that should go in the account book somewhere, in the opposite column to the one where he’d stepped off a tube train without a disk, and his career had gone whistling away down the dark tunnel.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #slowhorses #writersky
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #slowhorses #writersky
November 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
“He supposed that should go in the account book somewhere, in the opposite column to the one where he’d stepped off a tube train without a disk, and his career had gone whistling away down the dark tunnel.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #slowhorses #writersky
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #slowhorses #writersky
“In Central London, there’s almost as much city beneath the streets as above.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #spy #London #slowhorses #writersky #witty #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #history
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #spy #London #slowhorses #writersky #witty #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #history
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 AM
“In Central London, there’s almost as much city beneath the streets as above.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #spy #London #slowhorses #writersky #witty #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #history
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #spy #London #slowhorses #writersky #witty #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #history
“The house was on a terrace that had seen better days, most of them pre-war.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #spy #London #slowhorses #writersky #witty #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #history
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #spy #London #slowhorses #writersky #witty #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #history
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM
“The house was on a terrace that had seen better days, most of them pre-war.”
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #spy #London #slowhorses #writersky #witty #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #history
From Slow Horses, a book by Mick Herron (2010)
#bookquotes #booksky #spy #London #slowhorses #writersky #witty #fiction #spynovel #BlueSkyWritingCommunity #history