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A Midsummer Night's ... 03/20 Mary is currently reading:
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Folger Shakespeare Library)
by William Shakespeare
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Mary Mary said: "I pick this up from time to time and read Puck's scenes. I am not a huge Shakespeare fan and even with this play admit i'm often thinking, "WTF?!" but then again, thats what i'm looking for when I pick this up and think Puck is pretty cool ...more "
A Doll's House 03/20 Mary is currently reading:
A Doll's House (Paperback)
by Henrik Johan Ibsen
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recommended for: Theatre people

Mary Mary said: "So far I am enjoying this and exploring Nora, who is so far out of touch with reality since her husband's job promotion. I am hoping there will be some twists and turns with Christine and Dr. Linde! "
The Portable Dorothy... 10/22 Mary gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Portable Dorothy Parker (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Dorothy Parker
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recommended for: Writers, fans of Sylvia Plath

Mary Mary said: "I've had this book for about 2 days and already, my friends, I am addicted! Dorothy is simply hilarious and a genius, she tells it like it is and knows life isn't always roses for us. Her poems make you laugh and cry and her stories, like Here Comes ...more "



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July 12
61 Mary made a comment in the group Drama and TheatreYour Dream Role topic:
178679 Mary wrote: "Hi Jenna: ) Yes, I meant Goethe's Faust and thats exactly why i'd love to tackle it; I cannot think ...more "
May 27
61 Mary made a comment in the group Drama and TheatreStoppard Makes Time's 100 Most Influential List topic:
178679 Mary wrote: "Magnificant piece! Ethan couldn't be more correct about Stoppard. I've loved him since last summer w...more "
She's Come Undone Mary gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
She's Come Undone (Mass Market Paperback)
by Wally Lamb
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read in May, 2007
The Tao of Pooh Mary marked as to-read:
The Tao of Pooh (The Wisdom of Pooh)
by Benjamin Hoff
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Quote_tiny Mary added a quote:
"Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold."Zelda Fitzgerald
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"I know you don't want to hear this but someone has to say it! You are out of control! I mean they're just shoes...let it go!" — wicked the untold storys of the witches of oz
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"Those who don't try never look foolish.
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— Fiyero, from the musical Wicked
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"Some things I cannot change, but 'til I try, I'll never know.
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— Elphaba, from the musical Wicked
April 19
The Importance of Be... Mary gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Importance of Being Earnest (Paperback)
by Oscar Wilde
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recommended for: Literary buffs
read in May, 2007

Mary Mary said: "Jack is Ernest in the city and claims when he is in the country to have a brother Ernest in the city, although he plans to "kill" his "brother" off so theres no confusion for Gwendolyn, his soon-to-be fiance and his buddy Algernon...more "




Mary's favorite quotes

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"Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them."
William Shakespeare (Twelfth Night (Folger Shakespeare Library))

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"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none."
William Shakespeare

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"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."
Oscar Wilde

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"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
Oscar Wilde

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"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. "
Oscar Wilde




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