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"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'Awww'" — Jack Kerouac | |||||||||||
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"You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit. " — Oscar Wilde | |||||||||||
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe: A Novel (Hardcover) by Fannie Flagg |
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read in May, 2002
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"It's a little bit like admitting you like "The Golden Girls" -- but I think it's a little racier than most expect. I liked it a lot. More than the movie -- although I think it's a fairly faithful rendering to the spirit of the book.
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You Never Know (Paperback) by Ron Padgett |
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The Portable Dorothy Parker (Viking Portable Library) by Dorothy Parker bookshelves: favorites |
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The Collector of Hearts: New Tales of the Grotesque (Paperback) by Joyce Carol Oates |
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"What can you say about Joyce Carol Oates? If you enjoy macabre, you'll enjoy much of this.
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Haunted (Paperback) by Chuck Palahniuk |
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M's favorite quotes
"Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. 'Pooh?' he whispered.
'Yes, Piglet?'
'Nothing,' said Piglet, taking Pooh's hand. 'I just wanted to be sure of you.'"
— A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)
'Yes, Piglet?'
'Nothing,' said Piglet, taking Pooh's hand. 'I just wanted to be sure of you.'"
— A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)
"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are."
— Anaïs Nin
— Anaïs Nin
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"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'Awww'"
— Jack Kerouac (On the Road)
— Jack Kerouac (On the Road)
"I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours."
— Jerome K. Jerome
— Jerome K. Jerome
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